CatchingKillers

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When detectives hit dead ends, science paves new paths.

  1. 23/06/2012 ·  Vídeo

    The Bones Under Gacy's House

    Identifying all of the skeletons found under Gacy's house will take years, but by reading the clues in the bones, forensic anthropologists can tell what kind of person the Killer Clown targeted.

  2. 22/06/2012 ·  Vídeo

    All Signs Point to Innocent

    In 1983, police in Leicestershire, England struggle to make their case - until they join forces with scientists, who are just discovering the potential of DNA profiling.

  3. 22/06/2012 ·  Vídeo

    An Innocent Man on Death Row

    In the first case using ballistic evidence, the validity of ballistics as a forensic science was called into question when an "expert witness" lied on the stand and sent an innocent man to death row.

  4. 22/06/2012 ·  Vídeo

    Behind the Scenes: Recreating the 80s

    Join executive producer Annie Paterno and director Jay Dahl on the set of Catching Killers to see how recreating an investigation is all about the details - right down to the clunky computers and office supplies.

  5. 22/06/2012 ·  Vídeo

    Investigating Insects and Alibis

    With only tiny insect fragments from the radiator in Vincent Brothers' car, bug experts can prove his alibi is a lie.

  6. 22/06/2012 ·  Vídeo

    Measuring Time with Maggots

    In 1935, when decomposing body parts were found under a bridge, maggots were used to determine time-of-death and bugs became evidence for the first time.

  7. 22/06/2012 ·  Vídeo

    Where Do Fingerprints Come From?

    From cradle to grave, no matter how much fingers grow, everyone's fingerprints are unique and unchanging.

  8. 15/06/2012 ·  Vídeo

    Murder or Cholera?

    In 1840, a murder case hinges on whether a man died of cholera or arsenic-poisoning, and for the first time ever, scientists are called in to test his remains.

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When detectives hit dead ends, science paves new paths.

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