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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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Constructive Criticism
The huge amount of blood at the crime scene spoke of the violence of the attack; investigators describe it as "overkill," and it's usually an indication that the victim knew the attacker. Police hoped that, during the…
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Headquarters
When hunters reported finding a skull in a Texas canyon, police immediately began an investigation. At the scene, they found bits of clothing, a woman's shoe, some small bones and a strand of hair. An anthropologist…
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The Alibi
After the rape and murder of a popular high school student, authorities ask the males in her social circles to volunteer DNA. When a match is found, the community is stunned. To learn more about how HLN protects…
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Slippery Motives
While staying at a hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, a Louisiana woman drowns in a bathtub. Her husband claims it was an accident, but detectives are skeptical as they discover evidence of foul play. To learn more about…
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Broken Bond
The story of nurse Tanya Reid who may have murdered her own baby and was planning to murder her son. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices.…
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Bed Of Deceit
A retired police officer is discovered dead in his bed. Examination of the evidence at the crime scene, the tape from a bank surveillance camera, and forensic textbooks found in the victim's home are used to solve the…
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Flashover
A fire erupted in the Kings Cross Underground Station in London, killing 31 people and injuring dozens more. Arson investigators were able to pinpoint the cause of the fire, but it would take state-of-the-art computer…
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Water Hazard
The victim had ingested a massive amount of cyanide. An unlikely clue - a flaw on a mailing envelope -- exposed a murderer who was willing to kill innocent people to get the one person he wanted. To learn more about…
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Knot For Everyone
A series of murders near Sacramento, Calif., where prostitutes were gagged and molested, their clothes cut off in random patterns and their hair cut off. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit…
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Cement the Case
A man confesses to killing his wife but forensic evidence may lead to another suspect. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Pastoral Care
When the body of a female prison guard shows up in a landfill, investigators suspect the prisoners in the facility where she worked. The medical examiner found an important clue, a "signature" element, which figured in…
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Where The Blood Drops
When someone dies under mysterious circumstances, the spouse almost always is a suspect -- especially if they are in bed, sleeping beside the individual at the time of their death. To learn more about how HLN protects…
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Naked Justice
A 29-year-old pregnant wife is found dead in her home of a gunshot wound to the head. Blood spatter analysis led police to the truth. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn…
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Video Diary
A gas station employee was shot at point blank range. Police find the entire murder was caught on the station's security camera. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more…
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Killigraphy
A man considered unstable by his neighbors is accused of killing his wife. But a medical detective holds a different view. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about…
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The Metal Business
It looked like sixty-two-year-old Phillip Rouss, Jr. had it all: family, friends, and a new business which was the culmination of a life-long dream. Then his health began to deteriorate. Doctors couldn't pinpoint the…
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Without A Prayer
When the once called America's most hated woman and her top two lieutenants disappeared, there was no shortage of suspects. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more…
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Introducing Somebody Somewhere Season 2: The Jungle Murders Trailer
Murder in a Seattle homeless encampment known as The Jungle. Three teenage brothers were charged, but are they the real killers? Only The Jungle knows. Join former federal prosecutor David Payne and producer Jody…
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Nailed
Just weeks before a witness is to testify against the man accused of sexually assaulting her, she is murdered in the front yard of her own home. Investigators immediately suspect her attacker, but they don't have…
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A Clean Getaway
An employee of a dry-cleaner was raped and murdered in the store, and investigators thought themselves fortunate to have two eyewitnesses. Their descriptions were similar but not identical, and the prime suspect didn't…
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Cold Hearted
When a young fireman died from what appeared to be serious but undiagnosed heart disease, his family and friends were devastated but they had no proof of foul play. Then they learned that, six years earlier in a nearby…
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A Bitter Pill To Swallow
A 33-year old woman meets, falls in love with, and marries a successful young doctor, but an unusual amount of discomfort during her pregnancy arouses her suspicions, prompting a personal investigation that culminates…
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Prints Among Thieves
The murder of an eccentric millionaire was not entirely unexpected; he flaunted his wealth and cared little for personal security. The evidence at the crime seemed to indicate robbery, but investigators wondered if…
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Past Lives
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, investigators sought the help of a forensic…
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Writing On The Wall
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 - presumably that of the killer - in her own…
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Sleight Of Hand
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 in fingerprint science enable police to…
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Drowning Sorrows
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 they're dealing with a suicide, an accident, or…
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Cold Storage
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 crowd disappeared, her family immediately…
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Pressed For Crime
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 head start. To learn more about how HLN…
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Holy Terror
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... and they hoped to find him by following a thin…
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Yes Indeed
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 no accident. It was arson and murder.…
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Missing Pearl
A woman does not return home and, despite pleas from her family, police insist on treating it as a routine missing person's case. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn…
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Deadly Valentine
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 her, staining his clothes with her blood in…
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The Blood Trail
Police uncover a trail that reveals a husband's plot to kill his wife for insurance money. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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The Blood Trail
Police uncover a trail that reveals a husband's plot to kill his wife for insurance money. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Expert Witness
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 again and, this time, what he left behind…
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Sands Of Crime
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 a pair of shoes and a cell phone breathed new…
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Sunday School Ambush
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 sustained during the attack by the grieving widow may…
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Hand Delivered
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 letter with information about the crime that…
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Dew Process
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 the weather on the night of the murder break…
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Within A Hair
In 1996 in Indiana, four women had been sexually assaulted and a suspect was soon convicted. But the story doesn't end there. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more…
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Message In A Bottle
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 give police the evidence they needed to crack…
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Body Of Evidence
Police exhume the body of a murdered woman to study bite wounds, which eventually lead to the killer. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices.…
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All The World's A Stage
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 ballistics expert to learn what really happened and…
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Hundreds Of Reasons
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 family and friends couldn't even imagine who'd want…
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As The Tide Turns
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 forensic science, hoping to determine if this was a…
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About Face
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 out who she was, much less who killed her. A…
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The Dirty Deed
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. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy,…
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Dessert Served Cold
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 the days before his death. To learn more about…
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A Vow Of Silence
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 and a half years later, Emelita disappeared. To…
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