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The New Detectives

Season 2 1997
TV-PG

  • 1997-04-22T04:00:00Z on Discovery
  • 1h
  • 10h 31m (13 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary, Crime, Drama
The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science is a documentary true crime television show that aired two to three different cases in forensic science per episode.

13 episodes

Season Premiere

1997-04-22T04:00:00Z

2x01 Mind Hunters

Season Premiere

2x01 Mind Hunters

  • 1997-04-22T04:00:00Z52m

Journey 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.

1997-04-29T04:00:00Z

2x02 Camera Clues

2x02 Camera Clues

  • 1997-04-29T04:00:00Z46m

Forensic 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?

1997-05-06T04:00:00Z

2x03 Double Helix

2x03 Double Helix

  • 1997-05-06T04:00:00Z52m

With 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.

1997-05-13T04:00:00Z

2x04 Web of Clues

2x04 Web of Clues

  • 1997-05-13T04:00:00Z52m

Forensic Entomology: Bug have been around for millions of years. Their habits surrounding death can tell these experts when the victim died.

1997-05-20T04:00:00Z

2x05 Faces of Tragedy

2x05 Faces of Tragedy

  • 1997-05-20T04:00:00Z46m

Forensic Sculpting: These experts can take nothing more than their knowledge, clay, and a skull and bring the victim to life. Once nameless victims can now have a name.

1997-05-27T04:00:00Z

2x06 Without a Trace

2x06 Without a Trace

  • 1997-05-27T04:00:00Z53m

Missing 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.

1997-06-03T04:00:00Z

2x07 Burning Evidence

2x07 Burning Evidence

  • 1997-06-03T04:00:00Z47m

Identifying 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.

1997-06-10T04:00:00Z

2x08 Short Fuse

2x08 Short Fuse

  • 1997-06-10T04:00:00Z47m

Explosives 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.

1997-06-17T04:00:00Z

2x09 Death Grip

2x09 Death Grip

  • 1997-06-17T04:00:00Z46m

Fingerprinting: 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.

1997-06-24T04:00:00Z

2x10 Signed in Blood

2x10 Signed in Blood

  • 1997-06-24T04:00:00Z47m

Handwriting 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.

1997-07-01T04:00:00Z

2x11 Witness to Terror

2x11 Witness to Terror

  • 1997-07-01T04:00:00Z48m

Black 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.

1997-07-08T04:00:00Z

2x12 Trial of the Century

2x12 Trial of the Century

  • 1997-07-08T04:00:00Z48m

Forensics 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.

Season Finale

1997-07-15T04:00:00Z

2x13 Deadly Target

Season Finale

2x13 Deadly Target

  • 1997-07-15T04:00:00Z47m

Ballistics: 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.

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