Forensic Files
Episodes
Family Ties
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Till Death Do Us Part
10 Sep 2018
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 ab...
As Fault
06 Sep 2018
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
03 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Doctors don't know why the young scientist is gravely ill. When test finally reveal the cause, it's too late to save him. Police hope that lab analysi...
Sphere of Influence
30 Aug 2018
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 l...
Shot Of Vengeance
27 Aug 2018
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
23 Aug 2018
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
20 Aug 2018
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 di...
Dinner And A Movie
16 Aug 2018
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
13 Aug 2018
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
09 Aug 2018
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 th...
Transaction Failed
06 Aug 2018
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 victi...
Tight-Fitting Genes
02 Aug 2018
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 Depar...
Office Visit
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
26 Jul 2018
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
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
19 Jul 2018
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
16 Jul 2018
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 th...
Planted Evidence
12 Jul 2018
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...
Beaten By A Hair
09 Jul 2018
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 a...
Trail Of A Killer
05 Jul 2018
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 witn...
Fate Date
02 Jul 2018
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 compu...
A Voice From Beyond
28 Jun 2018
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 p...
The Killing Room
25 Jun 2018
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 privacy...
Grave Evidence
21 Jun 2018
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 prot...
Deadly Formula
18 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 how H...
No Safe Place
14 Jun 2018
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
11 Jun 2018
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 destruction...
Postal Mortem
07 Jun 2018
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 how...
Gone Ballistic
04 Jun 2018
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 circumstanti...
Sniffing Revenge
31 May 2018
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's...
Room With A View
28 May 2018
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...
Shoe-in for Murder
24 May 2018
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
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An investigation into threatening letters sent to a popular elementary school teacher.To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn...
Needle in a Haystack
17 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
14 May 2018
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
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The victim was brutally murdered. Police learn her fiance was having affairs with other women, and he becomes the prime suspect...that is until a man ...
Finger Pane
07 May 2018
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...
Seeing Red
03 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 se...
Weakest Link
30 Apr 2018
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
26 Apr 2018
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
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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, vis...
Social Circle
19 Apr 2018
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...
Palm Saturday
16 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A couple is found dead in their Washington home and all signs point to a professional hit. A palm print and two distinct shoe impressions help police ...
Pet Rock
12 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The woman hadn't shown up for work in two days, and her boss reported her missing. When her body was found, the evidence pointed to suspects who claim...
Northern Exposure
09 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hikers near Anchorage, Alaska discovered a body wrapped in sheets which were edged in orange stitching. Authorities hydrated the fingers and obtained ...
The List Murders
05 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For 18 years, a man who murdered his entire family eluded the FBI. Investigators used art and forensic science to find the killer.To learn more about ...
Filtered Out
02 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When a teenaged girl goes missing, no one knows if she ran away or if she was the victim of foul play. Everyone's worst fears are confirmed when a bod...
Catch 22
29 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A woman was ambushed in her driveway and shot to death. During their investigation, police learned that a co-worker half her age was in love with her,...
Dressed To Kill
26 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A possible false confession forces investigators to reopen the case of a missing six year old. A decade later, a fresh look at new evidence leads them...
Water Logged
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The bodies of three women were found floating in Tampa Bay. The water washed away any evidence, but police hoped a handwritten note found in the victi...
A Cinderella Story
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The victim had been sexually assaulted and stabbed to death on the beach, just ten yards from the hotel where she was staying. A pair of men's tennis ...
Hack Attack
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A mysterious computer crash pushes a thriving manufacturing company to the brink of collapse, jeopardizing the jobs of hundreds of employees. There is...