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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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Episodes page 4 of 6
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A Voice From Beyond
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 protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about…
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The Killing Room
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, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Grave Evidence
Forensic scientists provide authorities with evidence that a death deemed accidental 20 years ago was actually murder. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about…
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Deadly Formula
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 HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more…
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No Safe Place
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 safe. The woman could not describe the men because they wore masks.…
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Best Foot Forward
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 of the remains was almost complete... almost, but not quite. Soft…
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Postal Mortem
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 HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more…
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Gone Ballistic
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 circumstantial. The case will turn on a .25 caliber bullet fired 20 years ago…
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Sniffing Revenge
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 husband. The sensitive nose of a toxicologist ends up sniffing out…
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Room With A View
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 hadn't been sexually assaulted. Was this a sex crime, or the random…
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Shoein For Murder
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 would lead the investigation right back to where it started. To…
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Sealed With A Kiss
An investigation into threatening letters sent to a popular elementary school teacher. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Needle In A Haystack
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 autopsy, investigators were able to unravel the mystery of betrayal…
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Dirty Laundry
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 safe held the clue to solving the crime. Or perhaps with the help of…
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Textbook Murder
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 man comes forward who not only believes he owns the murder weapon, he…
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Finger Pane
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 on the body of one of the victims. To learn more about how HLN…
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Introducing "The Plot Thickens"
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, hubris, public scorn – and a devastating crime. Now, he looks back on…
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Seeing Red
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 serial killer, police faced the daunting task of combing through…
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Weakest Link
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 pocket of her jeans. With no other clues, they checked the mailboxes…
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Sign Of The Crime
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 to conclude they were dealing with a serial killer who harbored an…
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The Talking Skull
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, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Social Circle
Four young adults are brutally murdered in an affluent Texas neighborhood, and the crime scene yields little evidence. The next door neighbors see two young people dressed in black walking nearby, and their…
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Palm Saturday
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 reality and expose a fatal flaw in one state's…
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Pet Rock
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 do with the crime. The victim, herself, would…
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Northern Exposure
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 them to identify the victim. Clinging to the…
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The List Murders
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 how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn…
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Filtered Out
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 bottom of an isolated ravine. Police scour the…
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Catch 22
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 his advances. They now had to determine if…
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Dressed To Kill
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 plain sight. To learn more about how HLN…
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Water Logged
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 the killer - so they posted huge copies of the…
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A Cinderella Story
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 near her body. Police were sure that if they…
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Hack Attack
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 no obvious clues. Forensic investigators must…
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Invisible Intruder
A Texas woman claims an intruder killed two of her sons but detectives question her story upon discovering inconsistencies. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more…
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Brotherly Love
When a young single mother was brutally assaulted and murdered, her brother promised he'd find out who was responsible and bring the killer to justice. It would take more than 30 years, but the young man kept his…
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Bad Medicine
A young woman suddenly becomes critically ill; her symptoms worsen over time, eventually leaving her unable to walk. Then a bone marrow test reveals the cause; arsenic. Investigators now had to determine if the…
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Sole Searching
Now it's not only a fingerprint which can link a killer to a crime; a shoe print can be just as telling. Armed with little else, police hoped the show impressions found at a Lansing, Michigan crime scene would put…
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Smiley Face
The woman had been sexually assaulted, stabbed repeatedly, and left for dead. She survived and gave police a detailed description of her attacker. When someone who fit that description practically turned himself in,…
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Order Up
A man is found shot to death in his home. Determining the time of death becomes critically important to solving the murder, and in order to do so, investigators need to know when the victim ate his last meal. To learn…
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Screen Pass
A 13-year-old girl went missing from her Colorado home, and the only evidence the kidnapper left behind was three fingerprints on a window screen. Two years later, a latent print examiner, new to the county and the…
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A Welcome Intrusion
A man tells police he shot an intruder who had attacked and murdered his wife. The husband is dubbed a hero for his valiant attempt to save his wife. Four years later, new evidence leads police to re-examine the…
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Chief Of Evidence
A young couple was murdered during what appeared to be a drug deal gone awry. The victims' dog eventually led police to the killer. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn…
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Introducing "Down the Hill: The Delphi Murders"
Abby and Libby - two young girls murdered. Investigators are searching for the killer using their biggest clue: a recording of his voice from one of the victims' phones ordering the girls Down the Hill. Almost three…
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Frozen Evidence
An investigator must think quickly to find a way to capture a shoe impression left to melt in the snow. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices.…
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Jean Pool
Police investigating the 1984 murder of a college student had plenty of suspects, but no conclusive evidence linking any of them to the crime. More than a decade later, sophisticated technology would breathe new life…
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If I Were You
His daughter suspected something was wrong... and when she learned virtually everything had been removed from her father's home, she was sure of it. Even though she lived almost a thousand miles away, she took it upon…
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Skin Of Her Teeth
The teeth had been removed from a human skull retrieved from a grave so the killer could keep the victim's identity secret. But did he? To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy…
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Disrobed
The crime scene was especially violent; A husband and wife had been shot to death in their bedroom. At first, investigators thought their 16-year-old daughter was lucky to have escaped unharmed... but after awhile,…
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Deadly Rebellion
Even though their daughter had run away before, she'd always come back. Her parents were sure this time would be no different... but they were wrong. Workers discovered the teen's half-naked body on the other side of…
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Treads And Threads
A serial killer was strangling prostitutes then leaving the bodies in plain sight. The only clues were a tire impression and some threads. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy…
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Foundation of Lies
When the wife of a noted doctor goes missing, authorities believe it may have to do with an allegedly shady adoption ring. But then her husband goes house-shopping with another woman claiming to be his wife, and a…
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