Forensic Detectives

  

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Forensic DetectivesIs the rapist and serial killer known as the Hillside Strangler working alone? Plus, a murderer is stalking California's parks; can detectives stop him killing again? S3/Ep6Tue, Aug 11, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesMobile phones, CCTV and cashpoints can track virtually every human move. We see exactly how this aids murder investigations. S3/Ep7Wed, Aug 12, 1:00 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/Ep8Thu, Aug 13, 1:00 amQuest 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/Ep9Fri, Aug 14, 1:30 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesForensic scientists re-evaluate unsolved crimes and apply new methods to solving them. S3/Ep10Sat, Aug 15, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesHow advances in technology can expose a murderous liar, such as the man who staged his wife's suicide to cash in a $100,000 life insurance policy. S5/Ep1Sat, Aug 15, 10:00 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, Aug 15, 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, Aug 15, 1:00 pmQuest 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, Aug 15, 2:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA thought-provoking look at how drug trafficking has spawned a violent and deadly criminal underground. S3/Ep12Sun, Aug 16, 1:00 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, Aug 16, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesExplores three murder cases in which investigators secured convictions from trace evidence, including fingerprinting, fibre analysis and DNA testing. S4/Ep3Mon, Aug 17, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins

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Forensic DetectivesContract killings arose out of the need to establish the perfect alibi, hiring someone can deflect guilt. Forensic science is changing this. S3/Ep5Mon, Aug 10, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesThis edition of Forensic Detectives follows the work of investigators and scientists of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. S4/Ep12Sun, Aug 9, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesHiding a body can be tricky - it's sometimes easier to obscure the circumstances of death, turning murder into suicide or blaming it on someone else. S3/Ep4Sun, Aug 9, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesSome people murder for love, others for money. When greed is the motive, investigators must make every forensic clue pay off. S4/Ep10Sat, Aug 8, 2:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesSometimes blood relations lead to bloodshed: when murder becomes a family affair, investigators must turn to forensics to uncover family plots. S4/Ep9Sat, Aug 8, 1:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesAn examination of what happens when lovers turn on each other, and ruthless spouses find a grisly way to gain an uncontested divorce. S4/Ep7Sat, Aug 8, 12:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesThree cases illustrate how poison, including arsenic and potassium chloride, can be used as a murder weapon. S4/Ep5Sat, Aug 8, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesNo matter how clean a crime scene appears to be, the culprit often leaves something behind. Even a fingerprint or shoe tread can lead to a conviction. S3/Ep3Sat, Aug 8, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesExploring the mind of the obsessive murderer, following the work of psychologists as they study the muddled workings of the criminal psyche. S3/Ep2Fri, Aug 7, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesDiscover how a few milligrams of forensic evidence can be crucial to a crime investigation and prove the innocence or guilt of the accused. S3/Ep1Thu, Aug 6, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesSee how arson investigators gather physical evidence and mount undercover and sting operations to crack insurance torchings and arson murders. S2/Ep9Wed, Aug 5, 1:00 amQuest 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, Aug 4, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesIt is the insignificant details that forensic experts use to recreate a crime and catch a killer - fibres from a carpet, a lost eyelash or a clothing fragment. S2/Ep3Mon, Aug 3, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesInvestigates partners who commit crimes, including two cab drivers, and a new DNA technique that can extract clues from four-year-old evidence. S4/Ep2Sun, Aug 2, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesKillers have many ways to dispose of their victim's remains, but these are often no match for investigators. S2/Ep2Sun, Aug 2, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesInvestigators must determine the full story of a murder from a tiny scrap of evidence in order to solve a heinous crime. S4/Ep1Sat, Aug 1, 2:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA good coroner provides what is necessary to solve a crime. A bad one can ruin an otherwise rock-solid case. S3/Ep15Sat, Aug 1, 1:00 pmQuest 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/Ep14Sat, Aug 1, 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/Ep13Sat, Aug 1, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesPsychologists discuss the behaviour of serial killers, including Ted Bundy, Aileen Wuornos and Canada's Paul Bernardo. S2/Ep1Sat, Aug 1, 1:00 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/Ep16Fri, Jul 31, 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/Ep15Thu, Jul 30, 1:00 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/Ep14Wed, Jul 29, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesExplores how handwriting analysts now play an important role in profiling criminals and verifying the authenticity of suicide notes. S1/Ep13Tue, Jul 28, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesFingerprints are an indisputable, time-tested method of establishing someone's ID. New computerisation means identification can now take only minutes. S1/Ep12Mon, Jul 27, 1:00 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/Ep10Sat, Jul 25, 2:00 pmQuest 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/Ep8Sat, Jul 25, 1:00 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/Ep7Sat, Jul 25, 12:00 pmQuest 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/Ep5Sat, Jul 25, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesWith only charred remains left of the victim, forensic detectives have to sift carefully through this scanty evidence to solve a perplexing murder. S1/Ep10Sat, Jul 25, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesForensic sculptors can place a face on an unidentified corpse by recreating a victim's likeness, often leading to a name. S1/Ep8Thu, Jul 23, 1:00 amQuest 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/Ep7Wed, Jul 22, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesJust a few microscopic cells, from even a single hair or drop of blood, can place a murderer behind bars. What does DNA mean for crime solving today? S1/Ep6Tue, Jul 21, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesForensic photographers are often first at the scene of a crime, capturing vital clues on film; but what can these pictures reveal? S1/Ep5Mon, Jul 20, 1:00 amQuest 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/Ep7Sun, Jul 19, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesA vicious serial killer drinks the blood of his victims. FBI agent Robert Ressler builds a psychological profile to help catch this murderer. S1/Ep4Sun, Jul 19, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesJust a few microscopic cells, from even a single hair or drop of blood, can place a murderer behind bars. What does DNA mean for crime solving today? S1/Ep6Sat, Jul 18, 2:00 pmQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesPoisons can be deadly and are often impossible to detect. Forensic experts show how they can solve these mysterious deaths. S1/Ep2Sat, Jul 18, 1:00 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/Ep1Sat, Jul 18, 12:00 pmQuest 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/Ep18Sat, Jul 18, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesIn Florida, a killer admits murder but no one can find his victim; and in Virginia, police have a decomposed body, but no suspect. Can forensics crack these cases? S1/Ep3Sat, Jul 18, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesIn the dead of night, a house catches fire but forensic investigators determine the blaze is a smokescreen designed to hide a more horrific crime. S7/Ep10Sun, Jul 12, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesWhen several patients in a small ICU facility die, investigators turn to forensics to solve the mystery. S8/Ep11Sat, Jul 11, 2:00 pmQuest 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/Ep10Sat, Jul 11, 1:00 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/Ep9Sat, Jul 11, 12:00 pmQuest 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/Ep8Sat, Jul 11, 10:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesWhen a killer's dumping ground is discovered in Florida, investigators must confirm the identity of charred bones in order to solve the brutal crime. S7/Ep10Sat, Jul 11, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesIn Colorado the mysterious abduction of a young mother ends up as a brutal homicide. With few clues and fewer suspects, the detectives go on the chase. S7/Ep99Fri, Jul 10, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesWith no fingerprints at the scene, detectives turn to cutting-edge forensic techniques to track a callous killer, hoping to catch him before he could strike again. S7/Ep98Thu, Jul 9, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins
Forensic DetectivesForensic scientists reconstruct the scene of a bludgeoning murder in Georgia, USA, and find a suspect in the murder of a missing man. Will microfibres hold the key? S7/Ep97Wed, Jul 8, 1:00 amQuest Red60 mins