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Forensic Files
HLN
300 episodes
Forensic Files is a pioneer in the field of fact-based, high-tech, dramatic storytelling. This series of television programs delves into the world of forensic science, profiling intriguing crimes, accidents, and outbreaks of disease from around the world.
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Past Lives
This episode originally aired May 6, 2019. The body of a businessman was found in his rental car. Teeth and bone fragments were all that remained of the body; When the victim's wife filed a life insurance claim,…
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Writing On The Wall
This episode originally aired May 2, 2019. The victim was well liked and successful, which made the brutality of the crime even harder to understand. In the final moments of her life, she'd written a name on the wall -…
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Sleight Of Hand
This episode originally aired April 29, 2019. An elderly woman is murdered. Though investigators were able to lift prints from the scene, they failed to find a match and the crime went unsolved. Years later, advances…
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Drowning Sorrows
This episode originally aired April 25, 2019. A family vacation turns into a nightmare when the wife is found face-down in the lake. There are no witnesses and little conclusive evidence to help police determine if…
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Cold Storage
This episode originally aired April 22, 2019. When a young dancer who got involved with the wrong crowd disappeared, her family immediately suspected her new friends. When a young dancer who got involved with the wrong…
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Pressed For Crime
This episode originally aired April 18, 2019. A brutal murder, lots of suspects, and conflicting evidence... but the forensics were clear on one thing: The killer knew his victim. And that alone gave investigators a…
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Holy Terror
This episode originally aired April 15, 2019. A serial bomber was on the loose in Illinois. Two churches had been bombed and one person was killed. Investigators had to stop the perpetrator before he struck again...…
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Yes Indeed
This episode originally aired April 11, 2019. In a tragic twist of fate, just days after the woman sold her home and moved to a modest trailer, a fire took both the trailer and her life. But the autopsy proved this was…
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Missing Pearl
This episode originally aired April 8, 2019. A woman does not return home and, despite pleas from her family, police insist on treating it as a routine missing person's case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Deadly Valentine
This episode originally aired April 4, 2019. An obstetrician returned home from the hospital and found his wife on the floor of the bathroom; she was covered with blood, not breathing. He tried unsuccessfully to revive…
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The Blood Trail
This episode originally aired April 1, 2019. Police uncover a trail that reveals a husband's plot to kill his wife for insurance money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on…
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Expert Witness
This episode originally aired March 28, 2019. The killer was meticulous, washing everything at the scene, including the victim's body. The only definitive evidence was a single foreign hair. Three years later he struck…
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Sands of Crime
This episode originally aired March 25, 2019. A college co-ed was abducted from a parking lot. Her body was found later that day. She'd been sexually assaulted and shot at point blank range. Eight years passed and then…
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Sunday School Ambush
This episode originally aired March 21, 2019. When a woman's husband was gunned down in his own garage by intruders, investigators worked tirelessly to find the assassins. But when they discovered that a wound…
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Hand Delivered
This episode originally aired March 18, 2019. In 1995, police in San Diego, California are baffled by a pair of hands found in a dumpster. The case goes cold but about a year later, investigators receive an anonymous…
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Dew Process
This episode originally aired March 14, 2019. When the wife of a dentist is found dead, police are unsure who killed her. As the investigation progresses, a woman confesses. Two years pass before fibers and a study of…
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Within A Hair
This episode originally aired March 11, 2019. In 1996 in Indiana, four women had been sexually assaulted and a suspect was soon convicted. But the story doesn't end there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Message In A Bottle
This episode originally aired March 7, 2019. For twelve years, the murder of a young woman went unsolved, but with the passage of time came the development of technology. Would a used tissue found at the crime scene…
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Body of Evidence
This episode originally aired March 4, 2019. Police exhume the body of a murdered woman to study bite wounds, which eventually lead to the killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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All The World's A Stage
This episode originally aired February 28, 2019. Police arrive at a shooting, and discover the victim's husband is a homicide detective who says his wife shot herself. Investigators turn to a forensic scientist and…
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Hundreds Of Reasons
This episode originally aired February 25, 2019. The assistant manager of the restaurant had been stabbed to death. Police knew why he'd been killed: $8,000 was missing from the safe. As to who was responsible, his…
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As The Tide Turns
This episode originally aired February 21, 2019. The woman was dead. The man had been shot four times but he survived. When the man's version of events was at variance with the evidence, investigators turned to…
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About Face
This episode originally aired February 18, 2019. A human skeleton was discovered in the North Carolina marshlands and, when investigators learned she'd been dead for 18 months, they knew it would be difficult to find…
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The Dirty Deed
This episode originally aired February 14, 2019. Eileen and Derrick Severs disappeared from their home in the small village of Hambleton in Great Britain, and police found evidence which suggested foul play. Learn…
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Dessert Served Cold
This episode originally aired February 11, 2019. When a Massachusetts man dropped dead of an apparent heart attack, no one thought foul play was a possibility until police looked into his girlfriend's odd behavior in…
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A Vow Of Silence
This episode originally aired February 7, 2019. Emelita Villa came to Arlington, Texas from the Philippines as a shy, impoverished, 18-year-old mail order bride for Jack Reeves, a man almost 30 years her senior. Six…
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Bound For Jail
This episode originally aired February 4, 2019. A woman is found dead in a ravine near a jogging path. Crucial crime scene evidence had been washed away by severe thunderstorms. Then, almost 20 years later, two pieces…
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Within Arms Reach
This episode originally aired January 31, 2019. A man accused of killing his estranged wife insisted she committed suicide. Investigators said it was murder. The evidence was interpreted differently by the defense and…
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Visibility Zero
This episode originally aired January 28, 2019. In 1993, the Amtrak Railroad experienced the deadliest train crash in United States history when the Sunset Limited derailed while crossing Alabama's Bayou Canot bridge.…
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Private Thoughts
This episode originally aired January 24, 2019. Firefighters find an entire family dead inside their burned-out home, and at first glance, it appears to be a case of murder-suicide. But clues found at the scene soon…
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Crash Course
This episode originally aired January 21, 2019. A highway patrolman was dispatched to what he thought would be a routine traffic accident... until he looked in the car. While he had no formal training in forensic…
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The Disappearance of Helle Craft
This episode originally aired January 17, 2019. The investigation into the disappearance of Helle Craft led to the murder conviction of her husband. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Sip Of Sins
This episode originally aired January 14, 2019. After eluding police for years, a model citizen in Olney, Texas is fund to be a serial killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Speck Of Evidence
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 about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on…
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Palm Saturday
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 and two distinct shoe impressions help police separate fantasy from…
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Pet Rock
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 found, the evidence pointed to suspects who claimed they had nothing to…
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Northern Exposure
This episode originally aired April 9, 2018. Hikers near Anchorage, Alaska discovered a body wrapped in sheets which were edged in orange stitching. Authorities hydrated the fingers and obtained a fingerprint, enabling…
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The List Murders
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 science to find the killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Filtered Out
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. Everyone's worst fears are confirmed when a body is found at the…
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Catch 22
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 co-worker half her age was in love with her, and that she'd spurned…
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Dressed To Kill
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 later, a fresh look at new evidence leads them to someone hiding in…
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Water Logged
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 hoped a handwritten note found in the victims' car would lead to…
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A Cinderella Story
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 where she was staying. A pair of men's tennis shoes was discovered…
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Hack Attack
This episode originally aired Mar 13, 2018. A mysterious computer crash pushes a thriving manufacturing company to the brink of collapse, jeopardizing the jobs of hundreds of employees. There is no apparent cause and…
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Sex Lies & DNA
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 involved dozens of investigators, scientists, and even the coast guard.…
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Missing In Time
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 more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy…
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The Footpath Murders
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 listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad…
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Penchant For Poison
Three seemingly unrelated deaths proved to be serial murders. The killer had been careful; he used poison which has no taste or odor. Fortunately for investigators, it also had a unique chemical signature. To learn…
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Van-ished
A twelve-year-old girl claimed she had been abducted and sexually assaulted. She recounted what happened in such a flat, unemotional voice that police found it difficult to believe her. Fibers on her clothing would…
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Trouble Brewing
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 claimed he'd never even met the victim. Investigators hoped the…
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