Forensic Files

Forensic Files

Forensic Files is a pioneer in the field of fact-based, high-tech, dramatic storytelling. This series of television programs delves into the world of forensic science, profiling intriguing crimes, accidents, and outbreaks of disease from around the world.

Episodes

Private Thoughts

April 24, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode originally aired January 24, 2019. Firefighters find an entire family dead inside their burned-out home, and at first glance, it appears to be a case of murder-suicide. But clues found at the scene soon lead investigators to believe otherwise. Forensic science, a time card, a drawing, and an audiotaped diary help prosecutors to build their case, and bring the killer to justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...
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Crash Course

April 17, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode originally aired January 21, 2019. A highway patrolman was dispatched to what he thought would be a routine traffic accident... until he looked in the car. While he had no formal training in forensic science, he had seen hundreds of accidents - but never as much blood as this. He was shocked by the coroner's ruling of "accidental death," and then an anonymous phone call breathed new life into his investigation. Learn m...
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The Disappearance of Helle Craft

April 10, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode originally aired January 17, 2019. The investigation into the disappearance of Helle Craft led to the murder conviction of her husband. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sip Of Sins

April 3, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode originally aired January 14, 2019. After eluding police for years, a model citizen in Olney, Texas is fund to be a serial killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Speck Of Evidence

March 27, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode originally aired January 10, 2019. A speck of bicycle paint and a speck nickel tie a suspect to the murder of a 9-year-old. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Palm Saturday

March 20, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode originally aired April 16, 2018. A couple is found dead in their Washington home and all signs point to a professional hit. A palm print and two distinct shoe impressions help police separate fantasy from reality and expose a fatal flaw in one state's inmate release procedures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Pet Rock

March 13, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode originally aired April 12, 2018. The woman hadn't shown up for work in two days, and her boss reported her missing. When her body was found, the evidence pointed to suspects who claimed they had nothing to do with the crime. The victim, herself, would help police to prove they were lying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Northern Exposure

March 6, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode originally aired April 9, 2018. Hikers near Anchorage, Alaska discovered a body wrapped in sheets which were edged in orange stitching. Authorities hydrated the fingers and obtained a fingerprint, enabling them to identify the victim. Clinging to the sheet, they also discovered a tuft of red carpet fibers -- threads of evidence which led them straight to the killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...
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The List Murders

February 27, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode originally aired April 5, 2018. For 18 years, a man who murdered his entire family eluded the FBI. Investigators used art and forensic science to find the killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Filtered Out

February 20, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode originally aired April 2, 2018. When a teenaged girl goes missing, no one knows if she ran away or if she was the victim of foul play. Everyone's worst fears are confirmed when a body is found at the bottom of an isolated ravine. Police scour the crime scene, hoping to find enough evidence to identify the killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Catch 22

February 13, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode originally aired Mar 29, 2018. A woman was ambushed in her driveway and shot to death. During their investigation, police learned that a co-worker half her age was in love with her, and that she'd spurned his advances. They now had to determine if love had turned into obsession... and a motive for murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dressed To Kill

February 6, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode originally aired Mar 26, 2018. A possible false confession forces investigators to reopen the case of a missing six year old. A decade later, a fresh look at new evidence leads them to someone hiding in plain sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Water Logged

January 30, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode originally aired Mar 22, 2018. The bodies of three women were found floating in Tampa Bay. The water washed away any evidence, but police hoped a handwritten note found in the victims' car would lead to the killer - so they posted huge copies of the note on five highway billboards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A Cinderella Story

January 23, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode originally aired Mar 14, 2018. The victim had been sexually assaulted and stabbed to death on the beach, just ten yards from the hotel where she was staying. A pair of men's tennis shoes was discovered near her body. Police were sure that if they found the man who fit the shoes, they would also find the man who committed the crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Hack Attack

January 16, 2025 • 25 mins
This episode originally aired Mar 13, 2018. A mysterious computer crash pushes a thriving manufacturing company to the brink of collapse, jeopardizing the jobs of hundreds of employees. There is no apparent cause and no obvious clues. Forensic investigators must determine if the crash was the result of a computer defect, human error, or sabotage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sex Lies & DNA

December 31, 2020 • 23 mins
While Earl Morris was vacationing in California, he learned that his wife had gone missing from their home in Arizona. The search for Ruby Morris involved dozens of investigators, scientists, and even the coast guard.  To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Missing In Time

December 28, 2020 • 23 mins
A woman was reported missing, presumed dead. A clue inside the suspect’s watchband and a popular television show helped solve the case. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Footpath Murders

December 24, 2020 • 23 mins
A 1986 case of sexual assault and serial murder marked the first time DNA was used as evidence in a court of law. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Penchant For Poison

December 21, 2020 • 23 mins
Three seemingly unrelated deaths proved to be serial murders. The killer had been careful; he used poison which has no taste or odor. Fortunately for investigators, it also had a unique chemical signature.   To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Van-ished

December 17, 2020 • 23 mins
A twelve-year-old girl claimed she had been abducted and sexually assaulted. She recounted what happened in such a flat, unemotional voice that police found it difficult to believe her. Fibers on her clothing would prove she was telling the truth, and help police to find her attacker. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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