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Forensic Files
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
Forensic FilesFamily Interrupted
A family interrupts a burglary in their suburban home. The gunman kills two and wounds two more. Police suspect the crime is related to a string of thefts in…
Forensic FilesPlanted Evidence
Denise Johnson was found dead in an Arizona forest with little forensic evidence around her. Could history be made in a courtroom with the utilization of plant…
Forensic FilesBeaten By A Hair
Early one morning, a woman went missing on her way to work. A strand of hair in her hairbrush led investigators to unravel the mystery. To learn more about how…
Forensic FilesTrail Of A Killer
A woman is murdered on a jogging trail in the middle of the day. The leads from cell phone records and search dogs go nowhere. Nine days later, a witness tells…
Forensic FilesFate Date
Twenty-four hours after her face-to-face meeting with a man she met online, the woman and her soon-to-be-ex-husband were shot to death. Only the computer had…
Forensic FilesA 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…
Forensic FilesThe 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…
Forensic FilesGrave 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…
Forensic FilesDeadly 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…
Forensic FilesNo 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…
Forensic FilesBest 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…
Forensic FilesPostal 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…
Forensic FilesGone 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…
Forensic FilesSniffing 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…
Forensic FilesRoom 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…
Forensic FilesShoe-in 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…
Forensic FilesSealed 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…
Forensic FilesNeedle 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…
Forensic FilesDirty 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…
Forensic FilesTextbook Murder
The victim was brutally murdered. Police learn her fiance was having affairs with other women, and he becomes the prime suspect...that is until a man comes…
Forensic FilesFinger 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…
Forensic FilesSeeing 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…
Forensic FilesWeakest 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…
Forensic FilesSign 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…
Forensic FilesThe 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…
Forensic FilesSocial 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…
Forensic FilesPalm 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…
Forensic FilesPet 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…
Forensic FilesNorthern Exposure
Hikers near Anchorage, Alaska discovered a body wrapped in sheets which were edged in orange stitching. Authorities hydrated the fingers and obtained a…
Forensic FilesThe 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…
Forensic FilesFiltered 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…
Forensic FilesCatch 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…
Forensic FilesDressed 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…
Forensic FilesWater 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…
Forensic FilesA 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…
Forensic FilesHack 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…