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Forensic Files Season 13 Episodes
Season 13 Episode Guide
50 Episodes 2008 - 2010
Episode 1
Frozen Assets
Fri, Sep 12, 200821 mins
A bag full of evidence recovered from an iced-over river helps to reveal the murderer of a businesswoman in her own shop.
Episode 2
House Hunting
Fri, Sep 19, 200821 mins
A successful and well-liked real estate agent is brutally murdered in a model home. Can the police find out who did it?
Episode 3
Shoot to Thrill
Fri, Oct 3, 200821 mins
Two teen boys murders one of the boys father in the winter in Minnesota.
Episode 4
Political Thriller
Fri, Oct 10, 200821 mins
After a politician dies of an apparent heart attack, an observant medical aide suspects poisoning and takes blood and urine samples. They become crucial evidence when investigators learn of incriminating remarks made by a suspect.
Episode 5
Double Cross
Fri, Oct 24, 200821 mins
A U.S. Navy air traffic controller is found raped and murdered in her own home, and the body of one of her co-workers is found right next to her bed. She was stabbed to death, and he was shot multiple times. Her husband says that after they come home from dinner, he was attacked by an intruder and knocked unconscious. When he awoke, he found his wife being raped in their bed, and he shot and killed her attacker. His U.S. Navy wife had left a journal and a videotape alleging sexual harassment and multiple rapes at her place of employment. Does the evidence at the murder scene back up her claims?
Episode 6
Dancing with the Devil
Fri, Oct 31, 200821 mins
A man is found stabbed to death after a night in a strip club. A drop of blood on a bedspread becomes critical evidence five years later.
Episode 7
Last Dance
Fri, Nov 14, 200821 mins
The body of Rachel Siani, an exotic dancer, is found underneath a bridge in New Jersey. It appears that she had committed suicide by jumping to her death, until police discover evidence of murder.
Episode 8
Constructive Criticism
Fri, Nov 21, 200821 mins
A construction foreman's murder is solved when an investigator notices some unusual characteristics of a few drops of blood.
Episode 9
Home Evasion
Fri, Dec 5, 200821 mins
In 2000, Judy Southern came home from work and was shot by a gunman waiting for her. Her husband Allen arrived afterwards, called 911 and drove her to the hospital. She died on arrival and the investigation focused on her husband Allen, but forensic analysis and a suicide note found at the scene pointed to someone else. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 9.
Episode 10
Window Watcher
Fri, Dec 12, 200821 mins
A woman's story seemed far fetched: A man wearing only underwear and gloves broke into the house, stabbed her boyfriend to death, and raped and terrorized her for hours afterward. But the evidence at the scene supported her story, and investigators turned for help to the FBI and their criminal profilers.
Episode 11
Stranger in the Night
Fri, Dec 19, 200821 mins
Suspected in the murder of his mother, a Delaware man tries to convince detectives that the real killer is a hitchhiker he had picked up.
Episode 12
Kidnapping
Fri, Jan 9, 200921 mins
Ginger Hayes and her infant son Nicholas were abducted during a carjacking and the crime had been reported by a witness within minutes of occurrence. The witness pointed to Andre Edwards as the culprit. When Ginger and Nicholas were found, Ginger had been beaten to death, but Nicholas was still alive. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 12.
Episode 13
Sands of Crime
Fri, Jan 16, 200921 mins
A college co-ed was abducted from a parking lot near her apartment in the early morning of Christmas day. Her body was found later in the day and she had been both assaulted and shot at point blank range. Eight years later, a cell phone and a pair of running shoes has breathed life back into this very cold case.
Episode 14
Calculated Coincidence
Fri, Feb 6, 200921 mins
A North Carolina woman is raped and strangled in her apartment. Authorities are unable to link the prime suspect to the homicide, until they discover a connection to an unsolved Michigan murder that was committed a few years earlier.
Episode 15
Sworded Scheme
Fri, Jan 30, 200921 mins
Blood spatters at a suspect's house reveal the identity of the victim, the murderer, and the weapon used to commit the crime.
Episode 16
Unmasked
Fri, Feb 20, 2009
Police pursue a masked serial rapist who is terrorizing a Texas community.
Episode 17
Fashion Police
Fri, Mar 13, 200921 mins
The victim has been stabbed more than thirty times, and the crime scene is awash with her blood. Near her head, police discover a distinctive button with strands of thread still attached. If they can find the owner of the shirt the button came from, they'll also find the killer. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 17.
Episode 18
Church Dis-Service
Fri, Apr 3, 200921 mins
A young woman heads home after church, but never makes it there alive. Police learn that car trouble lead the victim to accept help from someone she thought was a Good Samaritan. But when the search for suspects and forensic science points to employees from other churches investigators learn that looks truly are deceiving.
Episode 19
Seedy Intentions
Fri, Apr 17, 200921 mins
When a nine-year-old girl goes missing, police and volunteers spend weeks searching for her. A psychic's vision leads to a field where her body is discovered, along with what investigators hope is enough evidence to help them to also find her killer. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 19.
Episode 20
DNA Dragnet
Fri, May 15, 200922 mins
Digital enhancement of security camera video shows that what appears to be a casual encounter is actually a forced abduction, leading to murder. The perpetrator's MO is remarkably similar to another murder which occurred five months earlier, 15 miles away. When investigators learn the crimes might not be isolated or random, they also realize a serial killer may be on the loose.
Episode 21
Smiley Face
Fri, May 22, 200921 mins
A sadistic serial rapist runs rampant through Delaware and Maryland. One woman had been sexually assaulted, stabbed repeatedly, and left for dead. Brenda Robinson survived, and gave police a detailed description of her attacker. When someone who fit that description practically turned himself in, police were sure they had their man. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 21.
Episode 22
Dirty Laundry
Fri, Jun 5, 200921 mins
The murder of a Kentucky businessman appears to have been the work of an intruder. But when police discover racy photos, they suspect the victim knew his killer.
Episode 23
Drowning Sorrows
Fri, Jun 12, 200921 mins
A medical examiner is suspicious when a drowning victim's brain shows signs of an attack hours before death. A computer analysis and paint on a shoe reveal the murderer's identity.
Episode 24
As-Fault
Fri, Jun 19, 200921 mins
Two friends out on the town see a red truck drive by with a woman screaming in the back. Later, their friend is reported missing, and her body is found in a nearby river.
Episode 25
Family Ties
Fri, Jul 17, 200921 mins
A New York state court official is murdered in his sleep with an ax. His wife, sleeping next to him, is horribly mutilated but somehow survives. As the investigation unfolds, an organized crime figure known as "the Fireman" is a key suspect. Forensic science, including enhanced surveillance videos and mitochondrial DNA, reveal the killer is, in fact, a member of "the family".
Episode 26
Trouble Brewing
Fri, Jul 24, 200921 mins
Two suspects living together were linked to a murder by bloodstained boots and a gun, items that belonged to the man who said he'd never met the victim. Investigators hoped the manufacturing code on beer bottles would determine who was telling the truth. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 26.
Episode 27
Holy Terror
Fri, Aug 14, 200921 mins
A string of church bombings rocks an Eastern Illinois community and police quickly apprehend the people responsible. But investigators are baffled when the bombings continue, and have no choice but to reopen the case. A rare type of wire, a rhinestone dog collar and a hypnotist help detectives finally close the book on an explosive investigation
Episode 28
Needle in a Haystack
Fri, Aug 28, 200921 mins
There was no clear reason for a young, healthy college student to be dead. But when the medical examiner discovered the tiniest of clues during the autopsy, investigators were able to uncover the mystery filled with betrayal and revenge. Originally aired on August 28, 2009. Season 13, Episode 28.
Episode 29
Room with a View
Fri, Sep 11, 200922 mins
A young woman is stabbed more than 100 times. The killer leaves DNA behind, but investigators must play a cat-and-mouse game trying to obtain a suspect's DNA to match. Will he make a mistake?
Episode 30
Dollars and Sense
Fri, Sep 25, 200921 mins
On Christmas Eve 2005, the corpse of a black male was found burning near Baltimore. He was eventually identified as twenty-six year-old Wesley Person. Distinctive building materials from the 1930s found near the body played a critical role in solving this puzzling case. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 30.
Episode 31
Hair Line
Fri, Oct 2, 200923 mins
Doctors don't know why the young scientist is gravely ill. When tests finally reveal the cause, it's too late to save him. Police hope that lab analysis of his hair, showing when attempts were made on his life and what was used, will lead to the killer. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 31.
Episode 32
All That Glitters Is Gold
Fri, Oct 16, 200921 mins
A bullet-riddled car is discovered under a California freeway and the driver, a twenty-year-old woman, is found dead a month later. Red glitter leads police to her killer.
Episode 33
Deadly Rebellion
Fri, Oct 30, 200921 mins
Workers discovered a teenage girl's half-naked body on the side of the road; her throat had been slit. Police hoped the single foreign hair found in a defensive wound on her thumb would lead them to the culprit. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 33.
Episode 34
Sign of the Crime
Fri, Nov 13, 200921 mins
A woman is found dead in the rubble of her burned Seattle apartment. The body another woman is later found in the same apartment complex under similar circumstances, leading authorities to believe the two homicides are connected.
Episode 35
Covet Thy Neighbor
Fri, Nov 20, 200921 mins
When a college co-ed disappeared without a trace, her fellow students were concerned about her safety and their own. Weeks later, the body of an unknown female was found hundreds of miles away in the ashes of a barn fire, and an alert police officer was convinced the two crimes might be connected. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 35.
Episode 36
Writing on the Wall
Fri, Dec 4, 200921 mins
When a woman is found murdered in her Florida home, her former boyfriend's name is discovered written in blood on a nearby wall. Detectives must determine whether it was written by the victim to name her killer, or by the killer as a ruse.
Episode 37
Hundreds of Reasons
Fri, Dec 11, 200921 mins
A manager of a Florida restaurant is stabbed to death and the motive appears to be robbery. Blood drops near the sink and fingerprints on a folder are the clues to solving the crime.
Episode 38
Cold Feet
Fri, Dec 18, 200921 mins
While working the night shift at a Florida convenience store, a woman was abducted, raped, and murdered. Nearly two decades later, a reexamination of the case revealed DNA on the victim's socks.
Episode 39
Separation Anxiety
Fri, Jan 8, 201021 mins
When a man's body is found burned in a parking lot, investigators use tire track impressions and security camera video to find the killer.
Episode 40
Office Visit
Fri, Mar 5, 201022 mins
A respected surgeon was stabbed to death in the parking lot next to his office. The most likely suspect is seen having dinner in a restaurant at the time of the murder. But a cryptic conversation leads police to believe that, while the suspect may not have wielded the knife, he could very well have hired the man who did. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 40.
Episode 41
Palm Saturday
Fri, Mar 12, 201022 mins
A young couple is found murdered in their Graham, Washington home; detectives discover shoe impressions, a partial palm print, and a neighbor's criminal past.
Episode 42
Shoe-in for Murder
Fri, Mar 19, 201021 mins
Terrified, the young girl hid in her bedroom while her mother was attacked and stabbed to death. Investigators had a wealth of evidence: shoe impressions, distinctive blood drops, and the killer's DNA. What they didn't have was a basis for comparison. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 41.
Episode 43
Family Interrupted
Fri, Apr 2, 201021 mins
The gunman opened fire as the family of four entered their home, killing two and wounding the others. He'd pulled open a few drawers to make it look like a robbery, but the scene was clearly staged. When police pieced together the clues, they discovered an unlikely suspect and a carefully orchestrated plot. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 42.
Episode 44
Runaway Love
Fri, Apr 16, 201021 mins
It was classic "overkill." The woman floating in the harbor of an upscale yacht club had been stabbed more than 50 times. Her ex-husband and daughter are missing, and investigators turn to forensic science to determine if they're searching for victims or perpetrators. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 15.Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 43.
Episode 45
Watchful Eye
Fri, Apr 23, 201021 mins
A Minnesota state park employee is murdered and a wristwatch is discovered at the crime scene, leading investigators to believe it belonged to her killer.
Episode 46
Waste Mis-Management
Fri, May 14, 201021 mins
A Texas factory worker disappears, but her family does not believe it was voluntary.
Episode 47
Dirty Little Secret
Fri, May 28, 201021 mins
A couple spent Memorial Day weekend at the beach and then vanished. Their clothes and personal items were still in the rented condo, their car was parked outside, and there were no signs of foul play. A week later, police get an unexpected lead from a robbery in progress. The evidence they found helped solve a crime of unparalleled brutality. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 46.
Episode 48
Lights Out
Fri, Jun 11, 201021 mins
A Texas housewife is murdered and her young daughter is attacked but survives. An in-law is suspected, but no arrests are made until DNA advancements help crack the case 15 years later.
Episode 49
Pet Rock
Fri, Jun 18, 201021 mins
A woman is bound with electrical cords from a reptile tank heated rock, and murdered. Investigators are able to match forensic evidence to the owner of a boa constrictor living nearby.
Episode 50
Best Foot Forward
Fri, Jul 9, 201021 mins
Shamaia Smith disappeared from the strip club where she worked in East Hartford, CT. Police focus on local businessman Kenneth Otto when there are inconsistencies with his story. Otto's property is searched and cadaver dogs find something in a fire pit. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 50.
