This true crime series delves into the case files of the country's top forensic anthropologists and reveals the secrets trapped deep inside the human body.
13 Episodes
A Head for Murder
A1
A Head for MurderWhen a skull washes up at a small-town lake, the investigation reveals foul play. Another skull is found smashed into 23 pieces as well as hundreds of small bones.
Betrayed
A2
BetrayedA decomposing corpse reveals crucial clues to a medical examiner. Birdwatchers stumble across a charred, dismembered torso.
Suicide and Suspicion
A3
Suicide and SuspicionA three-year-old boy found wandering in a parking lot has witnessed a murder
Under the Influence
A4
Under the InfluenceBadly decomposed remains of a man are found, and a dog uncovers a human skull with a bullet hole
Body of Evidence
A5
Body of EvidencePolice unearth the mummified body of a two-year-old 25 years after her suspicious death. A mentally challenged woman is murdered
Basement Burial
A6
Basement BurialA basement renovation in an old farmhouse results in the grisly discovery of a boot with a human leg bone sticking out of it
Foul Play
A7
Foul PlayTwo boys find a nine-year-old girl's body in a creek two years after she had disappeared. An anonymous caller's tip leads a detective to a human skull, an arm bone and two ribs in a rural field.
Fatal Connection
A8
Fatal ConnectionThree women who were romantically involved with the same man vanish and their bones are found at different times and locations, leading investigators to believe they face a serial killer
Drastic Measures
A9
Drastic Measures(Story 1)Woman discovers decomposing body in her neighbor's shed. (Story 2)Woman walking through the woods discovers the decomposing body of a man, the victim of a brutal slaying, his head split open by companion in hobo campsite.
Deadly Designs
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Deadly DesignsA farmer makes a startling discovery while fixing a fence when he stumbles onto a human skull and torso. A dismembered torso is found on a riverbank by two bicyclists
Black Magic
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Black MagicA raid on a botanica in New Jersey reveals a basement with an altar of cauldrons filled with blood and human remains, so a forensic anthropologist is consulted
Buried Secrets
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Buried SecretsRenovations in a South Philadelphia row house reveal a wooden box filled with tiny human bones. Park rangers' rounds are disrupted when a human skull is found in the brush
Bone Island
A13
Bone IslandThe remains of an early French colonist from 400 years ago in what is now Maine show evidence of an autopsy. A wallet belonging to a missing man is found
