Episode guide
Forensic Files: Season 10
42 episodes · premiered Apr 27, 2005
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- Episode 1: Trial by Fire Apr 27, 2005 · 23m A house erupted in flames on a cold January night, killing one person and injuring another. The survivor blamed a kerosene heater but the evidence at the scene did not support her story…
- Episode 2: Marked for Life May 18, 2005 · 23m In 1957, California police searched for a man who had committed several crimes in one night – including murder, but after following thousands of leads, eventually, the case turns cold…
- Episode 3: Plastic Puzzle Jun 1, 2005 · 23m A man riding a bicycle was fatally injured, the victim of a hit-and-run accident. Tiny clues found at the scene created a picture of the vehicle which struck him and led police to its…
- Episode 4: Up in Smoke Jun 29, 2005 · 23m When an elderly couple died in a suspicious house fire, their son became the prime suspect. The son insisted he was innocent; he said he tried to extinguish the fire by pouring water on…
- Episode 5: Soiled Plan Jul 6, 2005 · 23m A mother of two young children went missing and, less than a day later, her body was found. The evidence was little better than circumstantial, and the crime drifted to the bottom of the…
- Episode 6: Headquarters Jul 13, 2005 · 23m When hunters reported finding a skull in a Texas canyon, police find bits of clothing, a woman's shoe, some small bones and a strand of hair. An anthropologist determined the victim was a…
- Episode 7: One for the Road Jul 20, 2005 · 23m A married couple decided to escape the cold of winter with a mini-vacation in Key West. The wife went missing, and police searched every square inch of the island; they found nothing but a…
- Episode 8: Army of Evidence Jul 27, 2005 · 23m A mother of two young children was found dead in her bedroom. It appeared she had killed herself: There were suicide notes near her body, and a pistol was in her hand. Her death was ruled…
- Episode 9: Shear Luck Aug 3, 2005 · 23m In 1991, when the wife of a serviceman was brutally murdered in the Philippines, the Air Force Office of Special Investigators swung into action. Clues led to the victim's husband, but he…
- Episode 10: Tagging a Suspect Aug 10, 2005 · 23m Bombings are difficult to solve, because the perpetrator isn't usually at the scene, and the evidence goes up in smoke. But there are clues if investigators know where to look. In this…
- Episode 11: Strong Impressions Aug 17, 2005 · 23m The wife of an Air Force officer was found dead in her bed, with a plastic laundry bag near her face. At first glance, it appeared she'd been doing laundry, fell asleep, rolled onto the…
- Episode 12: Cereal Killer Aug 24, 2005 · 23m When a fire destroyed most of a home and a young boy went missing, police organized the largest search in the history of their small town. First the boy's backpack was discovered five…
- Episode 13: Crash Course Aug 31, 2005 · 23m A highway patrolman was dispatched to what he thought would be a routine traffic accident until he looked in the car. While he had no formal training in forensic science, he had seen…
- Episode 14: A Leg Up on Crime Sep 7, 2005 · 23m The decomposed body of a young woman was discovered in a Bakersfield irrigation canal. If there was trace evidence, it had been washed away. Another victim was found in that same canal a…
- Episode 15: Tight-Fitting Genes Sep 14, 2005 · 23m A behavioral profile is helpful in a murder investigation, but it's not a road map to the killer. One such profile caused the Baton Rouge Police Department to search for the wrong man…
- Episode 16: Deadly Valentine Sep 21, 2005 · 23m An obstetrician returned home from the hospital and found his wife on the floor of the bathroom. She was covered with blood and not breathing. He tried unsuccessfully to revive her…
- Episode 17: Picture This Sep 28, 2005 · 23m A Modesto, CA, teenager went missing. There was no sign of a struggle in her home, and police suspected she'd simply run away until her naked, bruised body was discovered in a ditch 20…
- Episode 18: Oily in the Morning Oct 5, 2005 · 23m When police recovered the submerged car of a man reported missing, they expected to find his body – but it wasn't there. His broken eyeglasses were on the floor of the vehicle and the…
- Episode 19: Gold Rush Oct 12, 2005 · 23m Emergency dispatch received a call from a man who said his girlfriend shot and killed herself. Police found the victim in the caller's house, lying in a pool of blood with the gun next to…
- Episode 20: Four on the Floor Oct 19, 2005 · 23m A Native American woman was brutally killed in the desert of New Mexico, and the crime scene was rich in forensic evidence: tyre tracks, shoe impressions and even the murder weapons. The…
- Episode 21: Writer's Block Oct 26, 2005 · 23m A brilliant young architect became ill and died just before she was to testify in a criminal trial. The autopsy revealed she'd been poisoned with arsenic; it was a slow and painful death…
- Episode 22: A Clean Getaway Nov 2, 2005 · 23m An employee of a dry cleaner was raped and murdered in the store, and investigators thought themselves fortunate to have two eyewitnesses. Their descriptions were similar but not…
- Episode 23: Prints Among Thieves Nov 9, 2005 · 23m The murder of an eccentric millionaire was not entirely unexpected; he flaunted his wealth and cared little for personal security. The evidence at the crime seemed to indicate robbery, but…
- Episode 24: Unholy Alliance Nov 16, 2005 · 23m When a young woman disappeared, police feared she was the latest victim in a string of similar crimes but the MO wasn't quite right. A pair of bloody gloves, unique tire tracks, and…
- Episode 25: Signed, Sealed & Delivered Nov 23, 2005 · 23m Two men were convicted of intentionally shooting and killing a passenger in a moving car, their friend was granted immunity for testifying against them, and the case was closed. Then a…
- Episode 26: Cop Out Dec 14, 2005 · 23m Police initially suspect that the death of a gay student is a hate crime, until just three strands of hair and some microscopic cells help them unravel a web of lies, and to find the real…
- Episode 27: Summer Obsession Dec 21, 2005 · 23m In an affluent suburb of Philadelphia, police were called to the scene of what appeared to be an accidental drowning. The investigation gradually focused on one person, a suspect who had…
- Episode 28: Enemy Within Dec 28, 2005 · 23m Kansas City attorney Richard Armitage was brutally murdered in his office in broad daylight. The first prime suspect was Lou Campbell, who had previously threatened Armitage, but he was…
- Episode 29: Elemental Clue Jan 4, 2006 · 23m When two women from the same town were murdered in the same way, police feared a serial killer was on the loose. At first they thought the victims had nothing in common until they found…
- Episode 30: Moss, Not Grass Jan 11, 2006 · 23m A young woman was found dead on a golf course in the Bahamas. The grass on that course was so distinctive, it had evidentiary value. The evidence led police to two suspects. Each blamed…
- Episode 31: Material Witness Feb 8, 2006 · 23m A teenager went missing after an evening of horseback riding. Her body was found a month later, three miles from her home. The killer unknowingly left trace evidence behind – tiny but…
- Episode 32: Garden of Evil Feb 22, 2006 · 23m When a popular disc jockey was found murdered in a community garden, police swung into action. A sniffer dog and a blood spatter expert led police to the killer and he'd been much closer…
- Episode 33: Sunday School Ambush Mar 8, 2006 · 23m When a woman's husband was gunned down in his own garage by intruders, investigators worked tirelessly to find the assassins. But when they discovered that a wound sustained during the…
- Episode 34: Penchant for Poison Mar 22, 2006 · 23m Three seemingly unrelated deaths proved to be serial murders. The killer had been careful – he used poison which had no taste or odor. Fortunately for investigators, it also had a unique…
- Episode 35: Bump in the Night Apr 5, 2006 · 23m The crime scene was awash with blood. The victim had been brutally murdered as he slept in his own bed. There were no foreign fingerprints in his home, but investigators did find a shoe…
- Episode 36: Sole Searching Apr 12, 2006 · 23m Now it's not only a fingerprint which can link a killer to a crime; a shoe print can be just as telling. Armed with little else, police hoped the shoe impressions found at a Lansing, MI…
- Episode 37: Murder on the Menu Apr 26, 2006 · 23m When the head chef of a historic Philadelphia restaurant was found dead, investigators interviewed the usual suspects: family, friends and coworkers. As they sifted through the evidence…
- Episode 38: Hot on the Trail May 10, 2006 · 23m A serial arsonist was on the loose in Washington, DC. Each of the fires was started with the same type of incendiary device. The perpetrator was very careful and seemed to leave no…
- Episode 39: High 'n Dry May 31, 2006 · 23m When Genell Plude was found dead in her bathroom, the scene pointed to suicide. But a coroner's inquest and a unique application of forensic science gave investigators a different…
- Episode 40: To the Viktor Jun 14, 2006 · 23m Three homicides on two continents looked like professional executions. Investigators on both sides of the Atlantic needed to find out if they were related and, if they were, who or what…
- Episode 41: Wired for Disaster Jun 21, 2006 · 23m A 29-year-old woman was killed instantly when a bomb exploded in her home. The device was so powerful that shrapnel was embedded in houses across the street. The bomber had not only…
- Episode 42: Wood-be Killer Jul 12, 2006 · 23m A killer tried to incinerate and destroy everything that could link him to his crime. But in doing so, he inadvertently created new forensic evidence, evidence which came to light with a…