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Real crimes, disease outbreaks and accidents around the world are solved by experts using scientific laboratory analysis which helps them find previously undetectable evidence. Brilliant scientific work helps convict the guilty and free the innocent.
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Quick facts
First Aired
1996
Seasons
14
Episodes
400
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.9/10
Votes
81
Genre
Crime, Documentary
Status
Ended
Network
TLC
Language
EN
Seasons
S01E01
The Disappearance of Helle Crafts
The case of missing stewardess Helle Craft is recounted. Although her body was never recovered, police used forensic evidence to charge her husband with murder. It became the first…
S01E02
The Magic Bullet
At the Dallas 'Pistol & Revolver' club in 1991, Trey Cooley, a young spectator, was watching a shooting competition, seated behind an air gun range. He was struck and killed by a s…
S01E03
The House That Roared
Caren Campano disappeared and her husband, Chris became the prime suspect -- especially after police found a huge bloodstain on the Campano's bedroom carpet. When they sprayed the …
S01E04
The Footpath Murders
The first case to use DNA evidence is detailed. In 1983 Leicester, England, police were stymied by a rape/murder of a 15-year-old girl; three years later, faced with a similar crim…
S01E05
Planted Evidence
Single mother Denise Johnson is found dead in a deserted area outside of Phoenix, Arizona. Local investigators ask a molecular geneticist to pick out a tree in a 'lineup' when unid…
S01E06
Southside Strangler
The U.S. criminal justice system's first use of DNA profiling in a serial murder case frees an innocent man after he spent two years in prison, and convicts the real killer. FBI ps…
S01E07
Legionnaires' Disease
Legionnaires' disease is one of the most famous medical detective stories, especially irritating for its missteps and frustrations. When 180 Legionnaires contract pneumonia-like sy…
S01E08
The Wilson Murder
On the night of May 22, 1992, Betty Wilson returned home after a meeting. She walked up the stairs to the bedroom and discovered her husband, Eye doctor Jack Wilson, beaten and sta…
S01E09
Deadly Neighborhoods
Troubling clusters of deadly cancer cases strike concerned communities across the country. In a Phoenix suburb, too many children are fatally stricken with leukemia and, on a Conne…
S01E10
Insect Clues
Between 1985 and 1988, 18 people were choked, molested and left for dead in the remote desert mountains of California. The only witnesses were the insects – and they also proved to…
S01E11
Outbreak
Alarmingly high levels of thyroid hormones pump through the systems of South Dakota residents. Investigators study one family who all got sick, except their 12-year-old son who is …
S01E12
The List Murders
In 1971, John List left a note with the bodies of his mother, wife, and three children in his mansion ballroom, funeral organ music blaring from a central sound system, and disappe…
S01E13
Raw Terror
Escherichia coli (E-coli) bacteria can be found in meats, milk and in water. When food is properly processed, prepared and stored, E-Coli are harmless. But in the absence of these …
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Questions about Forensic Files
How many seasons does Forensic Files have?
Forensic Files has 14 seasons and 400 episodes total.
What genre is Forensic Files?
Forensic Files is a Crime, Documentary series.
Who stars in Forensic Files?
The cast of Forensic Files includes Peter Thomas.
What is the TMDB rating for Forensic Files?
Forensic Files has a TMDB rating of 7.9/10 based on 81 votes.
