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Forensic Files Season 7 episodes
S07 E01
Forever Hold Your Peace
22 mins · Tue, 8 Jan 2002
A prisoner confesses to a murder that occurred years earlier, a murder which another young man confessed to and has served eight years in prison for. Investigators must use forensic evidence to determine the true killer.
S07 E02
Reel Danger
22 mins · Tue, 15 Jan 2002
A murky fishing hole provides some answers when two boys are attacked and left for dead.
S07 E03
The Alibi
22 mins · Tue, 29 Jan 2002
When a teenage student is murdered and left in a deserted field, the authorities ask 51 of her friends to agree to DNA testing. Shockingly, the evidence implicates her best friend Ken, yet he has an alibi for the night of the crime.
S07 E04
Who's Your Daddy
23 mins · Sat, 2 Nov 2002
In 1988, the body of a young woman was discovered in an Ohio river under ice. Most of the evidence found at the crime scene - hairs, fibers, & fingerprints-- had been washed away. But the victim's 6 year-old son unwittingly told investigators all they needed to know about the killer... and he did it without saying a word. The clue was in his genes.
S07 E05
Purr-fect Match
22 mins · Tue, 12 Feb 2002
When a woman vanishes from home, her abandoned car is found spattered with blood in a field. White cat hair on a bloody leather jacket inside lead to her killer.
S07 E06
Palm Print Conviction
22 mins · Tue, 25 Jun 2002
Investigators use glue fumes to lift a killer's palm print from the body of an Alaskan woman.
S07 E07
Chief Evidence
22 mins · Wed, 24 Jul 2002
Evidence found on a murdered couple's dog, Chief, leads police to the killers.
S07 E08
Telltale Tracks
22 mins · Tue, 27 Aug 2002
A college student's abandoned car is found bloody and still running, and investigators use DNA to connect the victim to her killer.
S07 E09
Within a Hair
22 mins · Sat, 31 Aug 2002
Three victims identify the same man as their rapist, but six years later, forensic developments reveal new facts about the case.
S07 E10
Without a Prayer
23 mins · Sat, 14 Dec 2002
The Madalyn Murray O'Hair case is related. The founder of American Atheists disappeared in 1995 along with one of her sons and granddaughter, along with $500,000 in gold coins. In time, the police honed in on several suspects, including David R. Waters, who worked as the office manager for O'Hair's organization. In 2001, he led authorities to her grave, located on a ranch near San Antonio.
S07 E11
Toxic Trail
22 mins · Thu, 26 Sep 2002
A 62-year-old man opens a car restoration business and becomes seriously ill. His doctors cannot find the cause, but forensics can.
S07 E12
Scout's Honor
23 mins · Wed, 19 Mar 2003
In Pennsylvania 1984, a passer-by finds the torso of a woman in a cardboard box. Investigators rely on insect activity analysis by a forensic entomologist to determine when the murder victim was killed. She remained unknown until a year later, when her sister called to report her missing. Eventually she was identified as Edna M. Posey, a local prostitute. Investigators then looked into Donald Ruby, whom Edna had asked to watch her 11-year-old son Randy. Investigators theorized that Donald Ruby had grown fond of Randy and killed Edna to keep her from taking her son back. Donald Ruby was convicted of her murder, but would further forensic entomology change the outcome?
S07 E13
A Touching Recollection
23 mins · Sat, 26 Apr 2003
The investigation into the kidnapping and rape of an 18-year-old Ohio woman is aided when the victim returns hours after the incident occurred. With her help, the police are able to track the assailant Craig Bailey to his front door.
S07 E14
Elephant Tracks
22 mins · Thu, 17 Oct 2002
An old newspaper article about the death of an elderly couple leads a pawn-shop owner to provide a vital clue for the police.
S07 E15
Partners in Crime
23 mins · Sat, 18 Jan 2003
How Illinois scientists solved a 1992 murder case involving cremation. It takes a long time and a very hot fire to cremate a human body, and thus destroy all evidence of foul play. But the coroner who performed the autopsy on the badly burned body of Charles "Jack" Lynch found telltale clues. Not only had the victim been burned, he’d also been stabbed -- 24 times, with two different knives. Police knew that a person, acting alone, would probably use only one weapon. So investigators were on the lookout for a couple of killers.
S07 E16
Bio-Attack
22 mins · Sat, 30 Nov 2002
Investigators uncover a plot to overthrow the government after a unique strain of bacteria makes people ill.
S07 E17
A Shot in the Dark
22 mins · Sat, 7 Dec 2002
After finding the body of a woman killed by a single gunshot, two sets of scientists have differing interpretations of the evidence.
S07 E18
A Bitter Pill to Swallow
23 mins · Sat, 12 Oct 2002
The story of firefighter Michelle Baker is related. After meeting Dr. Maynard Muntzing, she became pregnant by him. After this news, she was ill whenever they were together. The coincidences led her to suspect that he was doing her harm, so she set out to prove it.
S07 E19
Breaking the Mold
22 mins · Wed, 11 Dec 2002
When a young boy has serious respiratory problems and his father shows signs of early Alzheimer's disease, investigators look for the cause.
S07 E20
Without a Prayer
22 mins · Sat, 14 Dec 2002
A body with an artificial hip but no head or hands is found, and investigators use the serial number on the hip to identify the victim.
S07 E21
A Clutch of Witnesses
22 mins · Sat, 21 Dec 2002
Two people witness a truck drive over an unconscious man deliberately, but both the victim and the truck vanish. After the truck is located, there is still no victim and no apparent forensic evidence.
S07 E22
A Leg to Stand On
22 mins · Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Anthropology, toxicology, and DNA testing are used to identify a murder victim and find his killer when a severed leg is found in a dumpster.
S07 E23
Cold Storage
23 mins · Sat, 15 Mar 2003
The 1987 disappearance of Houston resident Tracy Jo Shine is recalled. The investigation went cold until 2000, when a "cold case squad" learned that the woman's ex-boyfriend Michael Neal had bragged about killing her.
S07 E24
Sip of Sins
22 mins · Sat, 15 Feb 2003
DNA investigations expose the murderous truth about a respected Sunday school teacher.
S07 E25
Ghost in the Machine
22 mins · Sat, 1 Mar 2003
The wife of a Presbyterian minister dies after ingesting large doses of different medications. Although suicide is the apparent explanation, fragments of deleted computer files suggest she was the victim of murder.
S07 E26
Palm Print Conviction
23 mins · Tue, 25 Jun 2002
The 1996 investigation into 48-year-old Martha Hansen's murder in Anchorage is helped by a legal requirement that bars have video cameras installed on the premises. Using video, hair and blood evidence, investigators determine that Evans Lee Curtis was the murderer.
S07 E27
A Vow of Silence
23 mins · Thu, 10 Oct 2002
A look at the case against Jack Reeves. In 1994, friends reported his mail-order bride Emelita Villa had disappeared. The police centered its suspicions on Reeves and, while pursuing leads, uncovered information linking him to the deaths of two former wives.
S07 E28
Elephant Tracks
23 mins · Thu, 17 Oct 2002
The Kowalczk/Thompson Murder case. The murders of an elderly couple leave stumped until, two years later, they receive a major break. A jeweler looking through old newspaper clippings recognizes a necklace the female victim wore as having been pawned in her own shop.
S07 E29
A Touching Recollection
22 mins · Wed, 26 Mar 2003
A girl who is abducted and then released soon afterwards uses her knowledge of forensics to lead police to the kidnapper.
S07 E30
Dressed to Kill
22 mins · Sat, 29 Mar 2003
A man is convicted of, and even confesses to, his daughter's murder, but years later tiny drops of blood incriminate a neighbour.
S07 E31
Dessert Served Cold
22 mins · Wed, 2 Apr 2003
Investigators are suspicious of the strange behaviour of a man's girlfriend in the days before his death. Toxicology experts will be needed to determine if he was poisoned or if his death was of natural causes.
S07 E32
The Music Case
22 mins · Wed, 9 Apr 2003
A 12-year-old girl is found dead in her own home, and a succession of burglaries leads police to a cache of stolen goods which includes CDs very similar to those owned by the victim, and a suspect is revealed.
S07 E33
Paintball
22 mins · Wed, 16 Apr 2003
New forensic science and microscopic paint particles found in a vacuum cleaner bag help identify a girl's killer, 24 years after the crime was committed.
S07 E34
A Bag of Evidence
22 mins · Sat, 26 Apr 2003
Cutting-edge audio technology connects the man who made the emergency call to a child's murder.
S07 E35
Sign Here
22 mins · Wed, 30 Apr 2003
When a mother of two vanishes and her body is discovered a month later, witnesses say they saw the victim being forced into a car belonging to a rental company. However, the signature on the rental agreement does not match that of the prime suspect.
S07 E36
Shadow of a Doubt
22 mins · Wed, 30 Apr 2003
The prime suspect in a murder case has a time-stamped video tape showing his activities on the day of the murder, but a physics professor discovers a clue in the shadows.
S07 E37
Tooth or Consequences
22 mins · Sat, 3 May 2003
The discovery of a charred tooth helps police solve the disappearance of a young woman and convict the prime suspect.
S07 E38
House Call
23 mins · Sat, 5 Jul 2003
A murder investigation in St. Petersburg, Florida, crosses jurisdictions from New York and Jamaica. The police rely on cell phone mapping, wiretapping and a host of forensic evidence to link a suspect to a murder.
S07 E39
Marathon Man
23 mins · Sat, 5 Jul 2003
The Jane Dorotik case. A man's body is discovered near his family's horse ranch. His wife claims he went jogging, but investigators doubt her story.
S07 E40
Scratching the Surface
22 mins · Sat, 24 May 2003
Despite the serial number being scratched off a gun used in a shooting crime, forensic scientists are able to make the number reappear and help police trace the owner.
S07 E41
Fire Proof
22 mins · Sat, 31 May 2003
Behavioural profiling, hypnosis and a skilful sketch artist help identify a serial arsonist in Seattle.
S07 E42
All Wet
22 mins · Wed, 4 Jun 2003
When a woman supposedly drowns in Pennsylvania, police link their investigation to a similar death in North Carolina.
S07 E43
Tourist Trap
22 mins · Wed, 4 Jun 2003
A bite mark is all the evidence needed to convict a suspect in a series of tourist robberies in Florida.
S07 E45
Once Bitten
22 mins · Wed, 18 Jun 2003
At the scene of a murder, investigators find a bite mark on the victim which leads to an arrest. Ten years later, questions are raised about the forensic technique used.
S07 E46
Shot of Vengeance
22 mins · Wed, 25 Jun 2003
When a nurse starts experiencing a variety of flu-like symptoms, she discovers that she is HIV-positive, and soon learns that her infection was not accidental.
S07 E47
House Call
22 mins · Sat, 28 Jun 2003
Cell-phone mapping, wiretapping and other forensic tools help investigators unravel the conspiracy behind a surgeon's murder.
S07 E50
Plastic Fire
22 mins · Sat, 19 Jul 2003
A woman wins her release after being imprisoned for allegedly killing her mother in a car fire when an expert witness proposes a different theory of how the fire started.
S07 E51
Dinner and a Movie
22 mins · Wed, 23 Jul 2003
Time of death becomes pivotal after a pregnant woman is found murdered in her air-conditioned bedroom.
S07 E52
Last Will
22 mins · Sat, 26 Jul 2003
The abduction of Shari Faye Smith, whose kidnapper and murderer was traced by a letter he forced her to write.