The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Season 4

The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Season 4

Season 4

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DatesNov 17, 1998 - May 18, 1999
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Episodes

Lethal Obsessions
Season 4Episode 160 min

Lethal Obsessions

In the mind of an obsessive killer, raw desire replaces all reason and murder becomes an opportune means to an end. While forensic investigators follow the physical evidence, psychologists study the jumbled inner-workings of the criminal mind.
Nov 24, 1998
Traces of Guilt
Season 4Episode 260 min

Traces of Guilt

The smallest of clues can solve even the biggest cases. Often the scales of justice are balanced by just a few milligrams of evidence – a couple of fibers, a smudge of blood or a strand of hair. Never underestimate the weight of these tiny clues.
Nov 17, 1998
Electronic Witness
Season 4Episode 360 min

Electronic Witness

As technology becomes a bigger part of our lives, it’s becoming difficult to do anything without leaving behind an electronic trace. Cell phones and ATMs track our every move. When it comes to solving murders, this isn’t necessarily such a bad thing.
Dec 29, 1998
Dead Wrong
Season 4Episode 460 min

Dead Wrong

Often, murderers will change or stage a crime scene, turning murder into suicide, pinning blame, or hiding the body completely. However, forensic investigators can detect masterful disguises and the truth can be found from clues at the scene.
Dec 8, 1998
Lasting Impressions
Season 4Episode 560 min

Lasting Impressions

No crime scene is absent of clues. No matter how chaotic or how clean it may appear to be, the culprit is bound to leave something telling behind. Sometimes it’s nothing more than a fingerprint or shoe tread. Sometimes that’s all that’s needed.
Dec 1, 1998
Women Who Kill
Season 4Episode 660 min

Women Who Kill

Men aren’t the only ones who kill. Though female killers usually choose less violent methods than their male counterparts, they’re equally as deadly and often more calculating. But thanks to forensics, they’re no more likely to get away with it.
Jan 26, 1999
Deadly Dealings
Season 4Episode 760 min

Deadly Dealings

Contract killings allow someone to establish the perfect alibi. By hiring someone else to do his or her dirty work, a person can deflect guilt or twist the truth. Forensics is changing that, leading investigators to the employers of killers.
Dec 15, 1998
Body Count
Season 4Episode 860 min

Body Count

Some people do get away with murder, at least for a while. Flush with their success, they murder again and again. But with each kill, they get sloppier, leaving investigators more and more clues, which eventually lead to their undoing.
Dec 22, 1998
A Taste of Poison
Season 4Episode 960 min

A Taste of Poison

Poisoners are the most dangerous culprits in the crime world: smart assassins. They rely on their devious stealth and must put their victims at ease to earn their trust. And, usually, they don’t stop at just one victim.
Feb 9, 1999
Grave Discoveries
Season 4Episode 1060 min

Grave Discoveries

Some cases can’t be solved immediately. The passage of time can convince people to talk and new technologies can discover overlooked clues. Forensic scientists often reevaluate unsolved crimes and apply new means to solve them.
Mar 23, 1999
Texas Rangers
Season 4Episode 1160 min

Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers were established in the 1800s to protect settlers from Native Americans. That role has evolved greatly over time to keep up with a changing society. Today, their job includes solving murders with advanced forensics labs.
Mar 30, 1999
Bad Medicine
Season 4Episode 1260 min

Bad Medicine

Forensics is not only used to solve murders. Drug trafficking has created a deadly criminal underworld and many forensic investigators are devoted to cracking these violent drug rings.
Apr 6, 1999
Unlikely Sources
Season 4Episode 1360 min

Unlikely Sources

Some of the best clues come from the least likely places. Seemingly meaningless objects – beer bottles, insects, doormats – have been used by forensics scientists to solve the most baffling of crimes. The murders of Virginia Russell, Hye-Yon Smith and Janet Overton are evidence of this.
Apr 13, 1999
True Crime
Season 4Episode 1460 min

True Crime

Some crime writers know just as much about crime as a police officer, investigator or any criminal. Using combined perspectives from law enforcement, journalism and criminal psychology, writers provide new and exciting first-hand accounts of murder.
Apr 27, 1999
Coroner's Casebook
Season 4Episode 1560 min

Coroner's Casebook

A good coroner can deliver what is necessary to solve a crime, while a bad one can destroy an otherwise solid case. Two of the country’s most respected coroners provide an inside look into their jobs, sharing their insights into crime solving.
May 18, 1999

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