Forensic Files
Episodes
Speck Of Evidence
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired January 10, 2019. A speck of bicycle paint and a speck nickel tie a suspect to the murder of a 9-year-old. Learn more ab...
Speck Of Evidence
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired January 10, 2019. A speck of bicycle paint and a speck nickel tie a suspect to the murder of a 9-year-old. Learn more ab...
Palm Saturday
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired April 16, 2018. A couple is found dead in their Washington home and all signs point to a professional hit. A palm print ...
Palm Saturday
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired April 16, 2018. A couple is found dead in their Washington home and all signs point to a professional hit. A palm print ...
Pet Rock
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired April 12, 2018. The woman hadn't shown up for work in two days, and her boss reported her missing. When her body was fou...
Pet Rock
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired April 12, 2018. The woman hadn't shown up for work in two days, and her boss reported her missing. When her body was fou...
Northern Exposure
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired April 9, 2018. Hikers near Anchorage, Alaska discovered a body wrapped in sheets which were edged in orange stitching. A...
Northern Exposure
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired April 9, 2018. Hikers near Anchorage, Alaska discovered a body wrapped in sheets which were edged in orange stitching. A...
The List Murders
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired April 5, 2018. For 18 years, a man who murdered his entire family eluded the FBI. Investigators used art and forensic sc...
The List Murders
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired April 5, 2018. For 18 years, a man who murdered his entire family eluded the FBI. Investigators used art and forensic sc...
Filtered Out
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired April 2, 2018. When a teenaged girl goes missing, no one knows if she ran away or if she was the victim of foul play. Ev...
Filtered Out
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired April 2, 2018. When a teenaged girl goes missing, no one knows if she ran away or if she was the victim of foul play. Ev...
Catch 22
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired Mar 29, 2018. A woman was ambushed in her driveway and shot to death. During their investigation, police learned that a ...
Catch 22
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired Mar 29, 2018. A woman was ambushed in her driveway and shot to death. During their investigation, police learned that a ...
Dressed To Kill
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired Mar 26, 2018. A possible false confession forces investigators to reopen the case of a missing six year old. A decade la...
Dressed To Kill
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired Mar 26, 2018. A possible false confession forces investigators to reopen the case of a missing six year old. A decade la...
Water Logged
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired Mar 22, 2018. The bodies of three women were found floating in Tampa Bay. The water washed away any evidence, but police...
Water Logged
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired Mar 22, 2018. The bodies of three women were found floating in Tampa Bay. The water washed away any evidence, but police...
A Cinderella Story
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired Mar 14, 2018. The victim had been sexually assaulted and stabbed to death on the beach, just ten yards from the hotel wh...
A Cinderella Story
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired Mar 14, 2018. The victim had been sexually assaulted and stabbed to death on the beach, just ten yards from the hotel wh...
Hack Attack
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired Mar 13, 2018. A mysterious computer crash pushes a thriving manufacturing company to the brink of collapse, jeopardizing...
Hack Attack
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally aired Mar 13, 2018. A mysterious computer crash pushes a thriving manufacturing company to the brink of collapse, jeopardizing...
Sex Lies & DNA
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While Earl Morris was vacationing in California, he learned that his wife had gone missing from their home in Arizona. The search for Ruby Morris inv...
Missing In Time
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A woman was reported missing, presumed dead. A clue inside the suspect’s watchband and a popular television show helped solve the case. To learn mor...
The Footpath Murders
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A 1986 case of sexual assault and serial murder marked the first time DNA was used as evidence in a court of law. To learn more about how HLN protects...
Penchant For Poison
21 Dec 2020
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Three seemingly unrelated deaths proved to be serial murders. The killer had been careful; he used poison which has no taste or odor. Fortunately fo...
Van-ished
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A twelve-year-old girl claimed she had been abducted and sexually assaulted. She recounted what happened in such a flat, unemotional voice that polic...
Trouble Brewing
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two suspects living in the same apartment were linked to a murder by a gun and a pair of bloodstained boots – items that belonged to the one who cla...
Insulated Evidence
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's usually easy to determine how a criminal entered the crime scene. But in this case, it was far from clear. It looked like the killer vanished int...
Beaten By A Hair
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Early one morning, a woman went missing on her way to work. A strand of hair in her hairbrush led investigators to unravel the mystery. To learn more...
Paintball
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty-four years after the death of a 15-year-old in California, forensic scientists discover enough microscopic evidence to finally bring the killer...
Touch Of Evil
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The media dubbed him the “Last Call Killer” because he targeted men in gay bars who were obviously intoxicated. His MO involved dismembering the ...
Web Of Seduction
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Miller was shot to death in the office of the business he owned. When a computer expert examined the computers owned by the victim’s wife and ...
Southside Strangler
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A serial killer in Arlington, Va., leaves the same clues behind at each crime scene. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn....
Purebread Murder
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A young mother is murdered after years of domestic abuse. There are clues at the scene: bloody footprints and DNA from the victim’s rape kit. But...
The Gambler
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One warm summer afternoon, the town of Verona, Wisconsin, faced its first triple homicide. To solve the case, investigators had to delve into the worl...
Innocence Lost
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A little girl disappears from a Christmas party. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad...
Badge Of Deceit
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Women in a small Louisiana city live in fear of a rapist who leaves no clues to his identity. But computer technology and behavioral science combine ...
Once Bitten
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a woman is found murdered in a bar. Investigators believe the best evidence is the bite mark found on the victim. A postman is convicted of murde...
Nursery Crimes
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Children at a Texas hospital seem to be dying at a higher rate than at any other US hospital. Investigators look to a suspicious nurse. To learn more...
Mans Best Friend
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A girl was found dead in her backyard. Her parents claimed she was attacked and killed by the family dogs, but police disagreed. To learn more about h...
Kidnapping
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a mother and her child are abducted during a carjacking, the crime is reported within minutes. Police know they have a small window of opportunit...
Burning Ambition
22 Oct 2020
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Arson is suspected when a Seattle policeman's house burns down. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn mor...
A Woman Scorned
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a young mother and her infant son are found dead in a cornfield, the obvious suspect is the husband and father of the victims. But some insects ...
News At 11
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A talented television news anchor was shot to death outside her home; it appeared to be a crime of passion, perpetrated by an obsessed fan. A police d...
Home Of The Brave
12 Oct 2020
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When their trailer catches fire, the young husband heroically rescues his wife and infant son. A month later, his wife is beaten to death in a bedroo...
Out Of Ashes
08 Oct 2020
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Two years after a girl was murdered, a tiny drop of blood and burned bones lead police to her murderers. To learn more about how HLN protects listener...
Deadly Delivery
05 Oct 2020
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Several high-powered legal officials are victims of mail bombs. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn mor...
Dark Waters
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a hit-and-run boating accident caused the death of a popular young man, investigators faced the daunting task of searching for one boat among 1,2...
Treading Not So Lightly
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A mother used her knowledge from murder mystery shows to determine who severely injured her young daughter in a hit-and-run accident. To learn more ab...
Ultimate Betrayal
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fire sweeps through a mansion, killing two children, and all evidence leads to the mother. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visi...
Tooth Or Consequences
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The investigation of the disappearance of a woman leads police to a suspect. But police could not find the victim’s body. Finally, police discover a...
Covet Thy Neighbor
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a college co-ed vanished without a trace, her fellow students were concerned about her safety… and their own. Weeks later, the body of an unkno...
Calculated Coincidence
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman is found dead in her apartment. There’s little evidence at the scene, leads don’t pan out and the case turns cold... until police d...
Insignificant Others
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How unlucky could one man be? His wife had taken her own life, and his college sweetheart had killed herself in much the same fashion fourteen years ...
Crime Seen
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1984, a couple set off for a camping trip but got lost and fell asleep at a scenic overlook in Virginia To learn more about how HLN protects listen...
Family Ties
03 Sep 2020
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After he got into the home, the assailant used an axe to kill the husband and critically injure his wife. Nothing was taken, so this wasn't a robbery....
Til Death Do Us Part
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A chemist suddenly starts to suffer from foot pain, partial numbness, and hair loss, and eventually dies. Could he have been poisoned? To learn more a...
As Fault
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The woman in the back of the truck was flailing her arms, screaming. They thought she was doing something dangerous for the fun of it. But when they f...
Hairline
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Doctors don't know why the young scientist is gravely ill. When tests finally reveal the cause, it's too late to save him. Police hope that lab analys...
Sphere Of Influence
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When an 11-year-old girl disappeared from a small town in a remote area of Alaska, investigators wondered if she’d been attacked by a bear or become...
Shot Of Vengeance
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A nurse experienced flu-like symptoms. She visited the doctor for a check-up and learned she was HIV-positive. In the end, science was able to determi...
Guarded Secrets
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A security guard disappeared from his post without a trace; his remains were found a year later in a remote camp site. More than a decade would pass b...
The Big Chill
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For years, a woman suffered from what appeared to be the unpleasant side effects of lithium, a drug prescribed to treat bipolar disorder. When she die...
Dinner And A Movie
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Time of death becomes pivotal after a pregnant woman is found murdered in her air-conditioned bedroom. A similarity between her death and an HBO movie...
Bio-Attack
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1984, hundreds of people in The Dalles, Oregon became ill with food poisoning. Local, state and federal disease detectives slowly unraveled the me...
Freeze Framed
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The man suffered a slow, agonizing death over a period of days. His wife maintained he killed himself, but police were skeptical... especially when t...
Transaction Failed
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a dedicated, well-respected teacher disappeared, police had to determine if she’d gone on vacation without telling anyone, or if she was the vi...
Introducing American Skyjacker: The Final Flight of Martin McNally
25 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Between the years of 1967 and 1972 over 300 commercial airplanes were hijacked worldwide, with over 130 of those happening in the United States alone....
Tight Fitting Genes
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Depa...
Office Visit
20 Jul 2020
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An Arizona surgeon is found stabbed to death. All signs point to a random attack until investigators uncover an unlikely suspect. Police work to unrav...
Undertaken
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The medical examiner ruled the death an accident, but the detectives investigating the case thought the evidence at the scene indicated otherwise. It ...
Partners In Crime
13 Jul 2020
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The autopsy on the badly burned body of Charles "Jack" Lynch led investigators to search for a couple of killers. To learn more about how HLN protects...
Dirty Little Secret
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A couple embarks on a holiday but never return. Police suspect drugs are the reason behind their disappearance. Days later a random burglary breaks th...
Family Interrupted
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A family interrupts a burglary in their suburban home. The gunman kills two and wounds two more. Police suspect the crime is related to a string of t...
Planted Evidence
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Johnson was found dead in an Arizona forest with little forensic evidence around her. Could history be made in a courtroom with the utilization...
Trail Of A Killer
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A woman is murdered on a jogging trail in the middle of the day. The leads from cell phone records and search dogs go nowhere. Nine days later, a wi...
Fate Date
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty-four hours after her face-to-face meeting with a man she met online, the woman and her soon-to-be ex-husband were shot to death. Only the comp...
A Voice From Beyond
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Police discover a decomposed body had been stuffed in a barrel 30 years earlier. An address book was found with the body. To learn more about how HLN...
The Killing Room
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The story of how a routine missing-person case became a murder inquiry involving a love triangle. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privac...
Grave Evidence
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Forensic scientists provide authorities with evidence that a death deemed accidental 20 years ago was actually murder. To learn more about how HLN pro...
Deadly Formula
11 Jun 2020
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A mother was convicted for the death of her four-month-old. An explanation for his death would come from his newborn brother. To learn more about h...
No Safe Place
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A wealthy man and his wife were attacked by three men outside their luxurious Louisiana home. He was shot dead and she was forced to open their hidden...
Best Foot Forward
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The investigation of an exotic dancer’s disappearance led police to an isolated 75-acre site where someone had been shot and cremated. The destruct...
Postal Mortem
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A man kills two people with bombs in an effort to get investors off his back and is sentenced to life with no chance of parole. To learn more about ho...
Gone Ballistic
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a real estate developer is shot to death, his wife becomes the prime suspect. Police have a wealth of evidence against her, but it’s circumsta...
Sniffing Revenge
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A woman dies suddenly at home. Investigators are unable to determine the cause of death until they receive a call from the ex-wife of the dead woman’...
Room With A View
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The victim had been stabbed more than a hundred times and her bedroom was soaked with blood. While her body was positioned in a suggestive way, she ha...
Shoein For Murder
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A 12 year-old is the only witness to her mother's death and is unable to provide many details. Little did they know 12 years later, forensic evidence ...
Sealed With A Kiss
14 May 2020
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An investigation into threatening letters sent to a popular elementary school teacher. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cn...
Needle In A Haystack
11 May 2020
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There was no apparent reason for the young, healthy college student to be dead. But when the medical examiner found the tiniest of clues during the au...
Dirty Laundry
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The victim was a self-made man who never minced words. Perhaps he was murdered by a disgruntled client or employee. Perhaps the racy photos in his saf...
Textbook Murder
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The victim was brutally murdered. Police learn her fiancé was having affairs with other women, and he becomes the prime suspect... that is until a m...
Finger Pane
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A serial killer was on the loose and police had to find him before he struck again. Their most promising lead was an unusual one: a bloody fingerprint...
Introducing "The Plot Thickens"
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Bogdanovich was a young cinephile who quickly rose to become one of Hollywood's top directors. But he soon found himself a victim of jealousy, h...
Seeing Red
27 Apr 2020
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The victim was discovered in a landfill, stuffed into a suitcase. She resembled another woman, missing for 18 months. Sure they were dealing with a ...
Weakest Link
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The body of a young girl was discovered on isolated farm land near Delano, California. She had no ID, but police found mailbox and house keys in the p...
Sign Of The Crime
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In little more than a month, two women who lived in the same apartment complex were brutally murdered. The similarities of the crime scenes led police...
The Talking Skull
16 Apr 2020
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A mapmaker was surveying the grounds of a boy scout ranch when he came across a human skull. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, vi...
Social Circle
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Four young adults are brutally murdered in an affluent Texas neighborhood, and the crime scene yields little evidence. The next door neighbors see two...