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Initially, there were no clues in the murder of Florida college student Michelle Herndon, until a small needle mark was found on the victim's arm.

Forensic Files

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Detectives search for the bombers of two churches in Illinois, hoping that the materials used in the remnants of the handmade bombs will offer the clues to catch the culprits.

Holy Terror

Detectives think they've solved a murder when they find the weapon and victim's blood in a man's flat, but the evidence may have been planted.

Trouble Brewing

An attack on a couple's home leaves the husband dead, the wife gravely injured and their son as a prime suspect; hundreds of miles away, a DNA sample may lead to the killer.

Family Ties

When friends see a woman in the back of a car flailing her arms and screaming, they assume she is having fun, but when they later come upon a jacket and a pool of blood, they realize they witnessed an abduction in progress.

As Fault

A family break turns into a nightmare when the wife is found face-down in a lake. With no idea whether it was murder, an accident or suicide, police turn to a new forensic technique.

Drowning Sorrows

When a businessman is murdered, motives and suspects are plentiful. Was it simply a disgruntled employee or client? Or do some racy photos hold the clue to the crime?

Dirty Laundry

When DNA proves that a man who practically admits to a brutal attack is innocent, police wonder why he was willing to take the blame.

Smiley Face

Forensic investigators try to stop a killer who is apparently responsible for two slayings in a community in South Carolina.

DNA Dragnet

Volunteers and police spend weeks searching for a missing girl. A psychic later leads them to a field where the body was found.

Seedy Intentions

A woman heads home after church, but never makes it there alive, triggering a homicide investigation.

Church Dis-service

When detectives find a mismatched button in relation to a woman's death, they know they can follow the clue back to the killer.

Fashion Police

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