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- The 1996 murders of an elderly couple, Edward Kowalczk and Gertrude Thompson, leave stumped until two years later, they receive a major break. A jeweler looking through old newspaper clippings recognizes a necklace the female victim wore as having been pawned in her own shop. (en)
- The story of firefighter Michelle Baker is related. After meeting Dr. Maynard Muntzing, she became pregnant by him in 2000. After this news, she was ill whenever they were together. The coincidences led her to suspect that he was doing her harm, so she set out to prove it. (en)
- An examination of an unusual case in Texas involving the 1988 rape and murder of Nancy DePriest, while at work at Pizza Hut. After suspect Chris Ochoa confessed and implicated Richard Danzinger and they were imprisoned, the case was considered closed. Eight years later, Achim Marino confessed to the same crime. DNA evidence cleared Ochoa while proving that Marino was, in fact, the perpetrator. (en)
- Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the founder of American Atheists, one of her sons and granddaughter disappeared in 1995, along with $500,000 in gold coins. In time, the police homed in on several suspects, including David R. Waters, who worked as the office manager for O'Hair's organization. In 2001, he led authorities to her grave, located on a ranch near San Antonio. (en)
- Authorities track a kidnapper who allowed his victim, 17-year-old Shari Smith, to write a last will and testament on a note pad, then informed the family of her murder, as well as the later murder of a 10-year-old Debra May Helmick. Both murders occurred in 1985. A phone number written on a previous page left a lasting impression, which helped to convict Larry Gene Bell. (en)
- In 1997, two years after a series of unsolved kidnappings and sexual assaults in California. One of the victims suddenly recalled an important detail of the crime which she had not told police. She left some forensic evidence in the assailant's vehicle, evidence that left quite an impression. (en)
- In 2000, Robert Doritik’s body is discovered near his family's horse ranch. His wife, Jane Dorotik, claims he went jogging, but investigators doubt her story. (en)
- In 1991, a high school girl vanishes, after attending a party. Her abandoned vehicle was found in a school parking lot, near her home. The prime suspect had not one, but two alibi witnesses for the night she disappeared. A solid alibi can often overcome much circumstantial evidence. But forensic evidence, though, is another matter. (en)
- The 1986 disappearance of 6 year-old Michelle Lee Dorr is detailed. Although her father confessed to murdering her, the police soon poked holes in his story, leaving the case unsolved for 14 years. New suspect Hadden Clark was heard talking to himself, which gave investigators a clue where Michelle was killed. (en)
- In 1992, the police investigate when a severed leg is discovered in the garbage. Conventional means of identifying the victim are impossible, leading investigators to rely on DNA, forensic anthropology and toxicology to identify the victim. The victim was identified as Norman Klaas and, through forensic investigation of his home, it was determined that local meth dealer Graham King was the murderer. (en)
- The 1996 investigation into 48-year-old Martha Hansen's murder in Anchorage is helped by a legal requirement that bars have video cameras installed on the premises. Using video, hair and blood evidence, investigators determine that Evans Lee Curtis was the murderer. (en)
- The investigation into the murder of Dr. Louis Davidson in St. Petersburg, Florida crosses jurisdictions from New York to Jamaica. The police rely on cell phone mapping, wiretapping and a host of forensic evidence to link a suspect to a murder. The victim’s wife, Denise Davidson, and the two hitmen, Robert Gordon and Meryl Stanley “Tony” McDonald, were convicted for the conspiracy. Denise Davidson’s boyfriend, Leonardo “Leo” Anselmo Cisneros, remains at large. (en)
- A woman is shot to death in 1984. But was it a homicide or a suicide? It would take the expertise of forensic experts and two jury trials to determine the fate of the accused killer. (en)
- A look back at a trio of unsolved murders that occurred in Wichita Falls, Texas from 1984 through 1986, details how a fourth murder from the same time period provided the police with more than they realized. John Little, an investigator for the DA's office, picked up the cold cases years later. He soon connected the fourth crime's confessed killer, Faryion Wardrip, to the other murders. (en)
- In 1988, the body of a young woman was discovered in an Ohio river under ice. Most of the evidence found at the crime scene – hairs, fibers, & fingerprints-- had been washed away. But the victim's 6-year-old son unwittingly told investigators all they needed to know about the killer... and he did it without saying a word. The clue was in his genes. (en)
- The use of the computers by law enforcement is detailed in this look at a series of crimes in St. Louis that stumped the local police and the FBI which led to the capture of serial killer Maury Travis. (en)
- A look at the case against Jack Reeves. In 1994, friends reported his mail-order bride Emelita Villa had disappeared. The police centered its suspicions on Reeves and, while pursuing leads, uncovered information linking him to the deaths of two former wives. (en)
- When Janet Overton died suspiciously in 1988, the investigation hits a dead end when the autopsy indicates that no foul play was involved. But a telephone tip and the sensitive nose of a forensic examiner indicate otherwise. (en)
- The investigation into the May 2000 kidnapping and rape of an 18-year-old Ohio woman is aided when the victim returns hours after the incident occurred. With her help, the police are able to track the assailant Craig Bailey to his front door. (en)
- Relates the story of Paul Kenneth Keller, a serial arsonist responsible for several fires that caused millions of dollars worth of property damage and the deaths of three people from 1992 to 1993. More than 75 Seattle-area arsons are probed before he was discovered, partly through the use of forensic hypnosis. (en)
- Two eyewitnesses may hold the key to the January 2001 disappearance of motorcycle gang member Erik Schrieffer in West Duluth, Minnesota. Joseph Arden Wehmanen later pleaded guilty to murder. (en)
- How Illinois scientists solved a 1992 murder case involving cremation. It takes a long time and a very hot fire to cremate a human body, and thus destroy all evidence of foul play. But the coroner who performed the autopsy on the badly burned body of Charles "Jack" Lynch found telltale clues. Not only had the victim been burned, he’d also been stabbed -- 24 times, with two different knives. Police knew that a person, acting alone, would probably use only one weapon. So investigators were on the lookout for a couple of killers. (en)
- The 1987 disappearance of Houston resident Tracy Jo Shine is recalled. The investigation went cold until 2000, when a "cold case squad" learned that the woman's ex-boyfriend Michael Neal had bragged about killing her. (en)
- In Pennsylvania 1984, a passer-by finds the torso of a woman in a cardboard box. Investigators rely on insect activity analysis by a forensic entomologist to determine when the murder victim was killed. She remained unknown until a year later, when her sister called to report her missing. Eventually she was identified as Edna M. Posey. Investigators then looked into Donald Ruby, whom Edna had asked to watch her 11-year-old son Randy. Investigators theorized that Donald Ruby had grown fond of Randy and killed Edna to keep her from taking her son back. Donald Ruby was convicted of her murder, but would further forensic entomology change the outcome? (en)
- The investigation into the apparent overdose suicide of Reverend Bill Guthrie's wife Sharon in May 1999. Detectives suspect foul play after they recover incriminating files from Bill's computer and learn of his infidelity. (en)
- A family in Dripping Springs, Texas seems to be living the perfect life when suddenly their 3-year-old son, Reese Allison, develops a respiratory condition in March 1999. The child’s mother, Melinda Ballard, also has unusual symptoms. The child’s father, Ron Allison, later is shown to have signs of Alzheimer's disease, and while boarding a plane a month later, meets an investigator who reveals that their ill health is due to a form of black mold in their modern home, which was based on the movie version of "Tara", the home of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. (en)
- Forensic scientists work with the only clue recovered from an October 1993 multiple-victim shooting at Aircraft Modular Products in Miami, Florida: a 12-gauge shotgun. Scientists use unique methods to lift the serial number from the weapon in order to trace it to its owner, eventually discovering that disgruntled employee Gerardo Manso was the shooter. (en)
- Details the case of the October 2002 Beltway sniper attacks, a 3-week shooting spree which left 10 people dead in the Washington, D.C. area. (en)
- In 1997, Phillip Rouss, who runs a car restoration shop, believes that his business partner, Steve A. White, is trying to kill him. (en)
- The 1991 disappearance of Newport Beach, California resident Denise Huber stumps investigators. Three years later, Arizona residents call police to report John Famalaro, who has kept a Ryder rental truck in his driveway, which they suspect is stolen. Upon further investigation, police find a body within a freezer inside the truck, which they conclude is Denise Huber. (en)
- The 1996 Seattle murder of suburban couple Raquel Rivera & Jay Johnson is detailed. Investigators first believe the slayings were the result of a drug deal gone bad. However, no drugs are found in the house and the victims' blood isn't present on the clothing of the suspects. Evidence from the couple's dog Chief eventually ties one of the murderers to the scene. This is one of the first cases where dog DNA was used to convict. Kenneth Leuluaialii and George Tuilefano were sentenced to life in prison without parole. (en)
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