The New Detectives

Season 2

TV-PG

True stories of crime investigations using forensic science.

Where to Watch Season 2

13 Episodes

Mind Hunters
E1
Mind HuntersJourney into the dark recesses and calculated madness present only in our worst nightmares; and in the minds of serial killers, such as Richard Chase - The Vampire Killer of Sacramento, Mike DeBardeleben - The Mall Passer, and John Wayne Gacy - The Killer Clown, to name just a few. Renowned FBI profiler Robert Ressler can reveal unseen clues about a killer simply by learning details about the crime. Investigative profiling discloses a killer's hidden motives.
Camera Clues
E2
Camera CluesForensic photographers are amongst the first people at a crime scene, capturing vital clues on film. What do the cameras capture that can't be seen first-hand and who are the men and women who analyse these camera clues?
Double Helix
E3
Double HelixWith DNA analysis just a few microscopic cells found at a crime scene can be used to convict a killer. Forensic scientists can analyze droplets of blood, hair fiber, or a piece of chewed gum to determine the identity of a victim or killer -- or to prove innocence.
Web of Clues
E4
Web of CluesBugs have roamed the earth for 250 million years, but their intimate association with death is just now coming to life. The kinds of insects on bodies, and their stage of development, can pinpoint time of death and help identify victims.
Faces of Tragedy
E5
Faces of TragedySeason 2 Episode 08 - Face of Tragedy Forensic Sculpting: Forensic sculptors retrieve people from oblivion. Using clay and an intricate knowledge of anatomy, forensic arts place a face on an unidentified skull, recreating the victim's likeness, which often leads to his name.
Without a Trace
E6
Without a TraceMissing Person: In America nearly 1.8 million people are reported missing each year, factor in the world and that number triples. Using computer databases and other means victims are found, laid to rest…or never seen again.
Burning Evidence
E7
Burning EvidenceIdentifying Burned Remains: Murder is hard to prove with no body, when the victim has been burned it is even more difficult. Fire does more than destroy evidence . . . it can keep the secrets you don’t want anyone to know.
Short Fuse
E8
Short FuseExplosives Investigations: A woman opens a box which explodes killing her. Soon to follow are five other bombs just as deadly as the first. This soon turns into a massive investigation leaving the experts to sift though the evidence.
Death Grip
E9
Death GripFingerprinting: The backbone to forensic science, the fingerprint is a very effective way to identify victims and criminals. Not only are fingerprints used but also palm prints and foot prints. Data entered into massive databases make identifying people easy…when there is a hit.
Signed in Blood
E10
Signed in BloodHandwriting Analysis: Every pass of the pencil leaves a little of ourselves behind. Taking the time to evaluate documents can tell the difference between suicide and murder.
Witness to Terror
E11
Witness to TerrorBlack Boxes: A plane plunges toward the ground and upon impact little remains. The only possible survivor is the flight data recorder. This little black box could hold the answers to the last terrifying minutes.
Trial of the Century
E12
Trial of the CenturyForensics in the O.J. Simpson Murder Trial: The verdict is in Not Guilty of murder. O.J. Simpson emerges a free man. What was the evidence and could it be trusted? These experts break down the evidence could and could not tell us.
Deadly Target
E13
Deadly TargetBallistics: A body with a gunshot wound to the head, the gun is next to the body. Was it suicide or murder? Every part of the gun can be analyzed for the correct answer.