Forensic Detectives

  

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Forensic DetectivesExplores how handwriting analysts now play an important role in profiling criminals and verifying the authenticity of suicide notes. S1/Ep13Fri, Apr 26, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesLooks at how a 'black box' is often the only means of telling how an aeroplane crashed but sometimes generates more questions than answers. S1/Ep14Fri, Apr 26, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesDiscover how toxicologists look for clues in blood and tissue to bring murders to light, including the case of a wife poisoned by cyanide. S5/Ep7Sat, Apr 27, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesDiscover how scientists can search beneath water for proof of homicide, with cases including a woman found floating in a pond tied to a car jack. S5/Ep12Sat, Apr 27, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA trucker disappears - police search extensively only to find what they feared in their own backyard. And two sudden deaths are not as coincidental as they appear. S8/Ep7Sun, Apr 28, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesThe naked body of a Swedish man is found, a father and son are accused of killing a woman and a police officer impostor disposes of her love rival. S5/Ep5Sun, Apr 28, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA woman, Betty, identifies a dead body as her missing sister Annie - but Annie is still alive. A look at murderers who kill to acquire a new identity. S6/Ep4Sun, Apr 28, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesFrom personality profiles to DNA testing and fibre analysis, look at how the latest technology in forensic science helps criminologists solve a case. S8/Ep8Mon, Apr 29, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesThe OJ Simpson murder trial captured the attention of the nation. Find out what forensics could and couldn't tell us about the trial of the century. S1/Ep15Mon, Apr 29, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA corpse is found with a gunshot wound to the head and the weapon lying nearby. Experts try to determine who fired the gun. S1/Ep16Mon, Apr 29, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesSee how plants help provide oxygen and nutrients, but in a criminal investigation, they can also mark the time and location of a person's death. S2/Ep4Tue, Apr 30, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesDrugs cure disease and ease pain, but can also be used in murder. Toxicologists uncover cases where death is not as natural as it seems. S2/Ep5Tue, Apr 30, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesLearn how 20th century techniques encourage people to revisit the past to answer questions and reexamine and solve ancient crimes. S2/Ep7Wed, May 1, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesLearn the ways that investigators are always on the cutting edge of new forensic techniques, helping them solve cases and catch criminals more swiftly. S2/Ep8Wed, May 1, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesSee how arson investigators gather physical evidence and mount undercover and sting operations to crack insurance torchings and arson murders. S2/Ep9Thu, May 2, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesSee how, in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, DNA was traced to the bomber through the saliva that remained on the back of a mailing label. S2/Ep10Thu, May 2, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins

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Forensic DetectivesForensic sculptors can place a face on an unidentified corpse by recreating a victim's likeness, often leading to a name. S1/Ep8Tue, Apr 23, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesLooks at how the type of insects and their stage of development on a dead body can pinpoint the time of death and even identify the victim. S1/Ep7Tue, Apr 23, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesFirefighters are called to a home in the middle of the night to find a fire raging out of control but a mystery woman's charred body is discovered. S8/Ep5Sun, Apr 21, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesPoisons can be deadly and are often impossible to detect. Forensic experts show how they can solve these mysterious deaths. S1/Ep2Fri, Apr 19, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesForensic experts uncover the stories behind the deaths of the young men who went to war and never came back. S1/Ep1Fri, Apr 19, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA woman is rushed to hospital following a massive seizure that has caused her heart to stop beating. Her husband admits to poisoning her. S8/Ep10Thu, Apr 18, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesTwo men are found dead, beaten to death in the bar where they work. A local television station receives an anonymous letter about the murders. S8/Ep9Thu, Apr 18, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesFrom personality profiles to DNA testing and fibre analysis, look at how the latest technology in forensic science helps criminologists solve a case. S8/Ep8Wed, Apr 17, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA trucker disappears - police search extensively only to find what they feared in their own backyard. And two sudden deaths are not as coincidental as they appear. S8/Ep7Wed, Apr 17, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesWhen a young woman is found raped and strangled, the race is on to stop a serial killer. Plus, an ex-cop claims his wife shot herself - is he telling the truth? S8/Ep4Mon, Apr 15, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesWhen a missing teenager is found murdered, a piece of rope provides the only clue to the killer's identity. And, police struggle to build a murder case without a body. S6/Ep18Sun, Apr 14, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesWhen murder victims are killed by people they know, forensic examiners must expose the deception and reveal a killer's deadly intentions. S6/Ep6Sun, Apr 14, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesWhen a car crashed down an embankment, rescue workers scrambled to save a couple trapped inside, but what followed was an unexpected twist. S8/Ep3Sun, Apr 14, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA missing daughter has been on a date, a decapitated woman's body is discovered by a fisherman and a reported suicide involves toxic liquid S6/Ep5Sat, Apr 13, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesInvestigating America's 1.8 million missing people; some of whom are runaways who find their way home, whilst others simply disappear. S5/Ep3Sat, Apr 13, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA security guard finds an employee dead in the driver's seat of his car. Police suspect that someone was illegally hunting and shot the victim. S8/Ep12Fri, Apr 12, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesWhen several patients in a small ICU facility die, investigators turn to forensics to solve the mystery. S8/Ep11Fri, Apr 12, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesWhen a car crashed down an embankment, rescue workers scrambled to save a couple trapped inside, but what followed was an unexpected twist. S8/Ep3Thu, Apr 11, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesWhen a missing teenager is found murdered, a piece of rope provides the only clue to the killer's identity. And, police struggle to build a murder case without a body. S6/Ep18Thu, Apr 11, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesWhen murder victims are killed by people they know, forensic examiners must expose the deception and reveal a killer's deadly intentions. S6/Ep6Wed, Apr 10, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA missing daughter has been on a date, a decapitated woman's body is discovered by a fisherman and a reported suicide involves toxic liquid S6/Ep5Wed, Apr 10, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesCrime writers know as much about crime as any crime-fighter - or criminal. They can provide as near a first-person account of a murder as is possible. S3/Ep14Mon, Apr 8, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesHow baffling crimes have been solved through evidence provided by insects, beer bottles and other seemingly meaningless objects. S3/Ep13Mon, Apr 8, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesIn New Mexico, police are called when 18-year-old Carly Martinez disappears from a local skating rink after a date with a friend. S8/Ep2Mon, Apr 8, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesMurderers will often go to great lengths to keep their crimes concealed, but forensic evidence is often impossible to cover up. S8/Ep18Sun, Apr 7, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA field becomes a graveyard in Ohio's capital when a woman's body is discovered, but solving the murder would be a challenge. S8/Ep17Sun, Apr 7, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesThe discovery of eight charred fingertips puts police on the trail of a killer. And when a torso washes up by the Miami River, cops struggle to ID the victim. S8/Ep1Sun, Apr 7, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA partially decomposed skeleton is found by the side of the road and police suspect foul play, but it's not an easy investigation. S8/Ep16Sat, Apr 6, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesFind out how blood can be the most telling evidence of a murder, and is often the only thing investigators have to link a killer to his victim. S8/Ep15Sat, Apr 6, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA thought-provoking look at how drug trafficking has spawned a violent and deadly criminal underground. S3/Ep12Fri, Apr 5, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesExamines the history and modern evolution of the Texas Rangers, who were formed in the 1830s to protect settlers against attacks from natives. S3/Ep11Fri, Apr 5, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesForensic scientists re-evaluate unsolved crimes and apply new methods to solving them. S3/Ep10Thu, Apr 4, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesPoisoners: devious killers relying on their victim's trust in order to steal their lives. Find out why they don't usually stop at just one kill. S3/Ep9Thu, Apr 4, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA chilling look at the work of female killers. They can be as deadly as their male counterparts, but they choose less violent methods. S3/Ep8Wed, Apr 3, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesMobile phones, CCTV and cashpoints can track virtually every human move. We see exactly how this aids murder investigations. S3/Ep7Wed, Apr 3, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesEveryday substances can reveal hidden clues that break a homicide case. One case is disproved when cyanide is found in a woman's blood stream. S7/Ep91Fri, Mar 29, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesSometimes, when a death seems to be accidental, it is up to forensic scientists to reveal hidden betrayals that reclassify cases from accidents to homicides. S7/Ep90Fri, Mar 29, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA victim's estranged spouse is often a key witness in a murder investigation, and when the body is found, family and friends can provide crucial information. S7/Ep89Thu, Mar 28, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesPolice arrest two conspirators in a plot to kill a woman, but in a dark twist, they accuse the victim's ex-husband of hiring them to kill his ex-wife. S7/Ep87Thu, Mar 28, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA look at when there are no eye-witnesses to murder, photographic evidence can provide investigators with a permanent record of the killer. S6/Ep17Wed, Mar 27, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesWhen homicide investigators meet crime writers, it transpires that real-life stories are often stranger than fiction. S6/Ep16Wed, Mar 27, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA makeshift coffin conceals a body - can insects help cops identify the corpse? Plus, a parasite expert proves murder when a woman is found in a dumpster. S6/Ep15Tue, Mar 26, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesDismembered human remains are found in a grocery bag on a riverbank - will detectives be able to piece together the victim's identity and catch a killer? S6/Ep14Tue, Mar 26, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesKillers often try to deflect attention from their crimes by hiding the remains of their victims. Visit two cases where bodies lay hidden for years before being found. S7/Ep93Mon, Mar 25, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA thought-provoking look at how drug trafficking has spawned a violent and deadly criminal underground. S3/Ep12Sun, Mar 24, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesExamines the history and modern evolution of the Texas Rangers, who were formed in the 1830s to protect settlers against attacks from natives. S3/Ep11Sun, Mar 24, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesMost victims of multiple murderers have a link with the killer or match their set of criteria. But some murders occur when victims appear to be picked at random. S7/Ep92Sun, Mar 24, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesWhen a makeshift cemetery is uncovered by a road, detectives realise a serial killer is at large. Will they be able to catch him before he murders more women? S6/Ep11Fri, Mar 22, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA man risks everything to find his sister's killer - can a sympathetic detective with a great theory help him? Plus, a sexual predator is getting away with murder. S6/Ep10Fri, Mar 22, 11:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA missing daughter has been on a date, a decapitated woman's body is discovered by a fisherman and a reported suicide involves toxic liquid S6/Ep5Thu, Mar 21, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins