History Cold Case USA

All Episodes 2012

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  • 2012-09-02T04:00:00Z
  • 45m
  • 3h (4 episodes)
  • United States
  • Documentary
In intriguing new series ‘History Cold Case USA', forensic experts from Texas State University Anthropology Laboratory investigate human skeletons found in the United States. From the bizarre burial of two bodies found on the site of a 19th century cemetery in Cincinnati, to the faceless remains that reveal the dark side of the Californian Gold Rush, each set of bones are examined in staggering detail in order to shed new light on the history of the American people. Join Doctor Michelle Hamilton and her team as they use state-of-art forensic techniques, DNA testing and cranio-facial reconstruction to identify the bodies, discover how they died and recreate their likenesses. Can modern day forensics science solve the mystery of these past lives and reveal the forgotten stories of ordinary people?

4 episodes

Series Premiere

2012-09-02T04:00:00Z

1x01 Cincinnati - Body Snatchers

Series Premiere

1x01 Cincinnati - Body Snatchers

  • 2012-09-02T04:00:00Z45m

In Cincinnati, forensic archaeologists are called in when work on a car park exposes 90 burial shafts. Who was buried here; and why are two skeletons entwined in the same casket?

2012-09-09T04:00:00Z

1x02 Albany - The Last Mohican

1x02 Albany - The Last Mohican

  • 2012-09-09T04:00:00Z45m

In upstate New York, forensic experts explore Fort William Henry, the site of a historic massacre. But they are baffled by one soldier's strangely marked remains; was he a spy?

1x03 Sacramento - Gold Rush Murder

  • 2012-09-16T04:00:00Z45m

Forensic archaeologists are asked to examine the human skeleton of a young man with no face; what his bones reveal about the California Gold Rush.

1x04 Denver - The Cowboy Corpse

  • 2012-09-23T04:00:00Z45m

In a Denver park recreation area, a strikingly large skeleton is found in an unmarked grave. Who was the victim and how did he die? Forensic archaeologists investigate.

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