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The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1999 - 2000
Episode 1
Remnant of Blame
Tue, Oct 5, 199951 mins
The solutions to the most atrocious crimes often hinge on the smallest of clues. Even with advanced technology, vision still remains one of the most important tools for forensic investigators. They must train their eyes to find the full story of a murder written in a single scrap of evidence.
Episode 2
Partners in Crime
Sun, Dec 26, 199953 mins
There's an old saying that a burden shared is a burden halved. But when people team up to commit murder, the weight of their guilt remains just as heavy. Investigators must rely on forensic science to capture partners in crime.
Episode 3
Scattered Clues
Tue, Oct 19, 199951 mins
There's never a good reason for murder but some killers are especially cruel - choosing their victims at random or with no apparent motive and then expertly covering their tracks. These crimes may seem unsolvable, but telling clues remain. It's up to investigators to follow the trail of evidence to capture these deadly killers.
Episode 4
Natural Witness
Tue, Nov 2, 199951 mins
The great outdoors may offer clues to solving heinous crimes. Seed germination and the presence of certain insects provide vital information about the murders. But it takes the skilled eyes of the forensic entomologist and botanist to decipher the clues nature provides.
Episode 5
Tainted Trust
Tue, Nov 16, 199952 mins
Poison is the subtlest murder weapon, and poisoners are sometimes the most brutal of killers, gaining their victims' trust and harming them over time to disguise the murder. Investigators must see through the unusual circumstances to bring these murders to light.
Episode 6
Presumed Dead
Tue, Dec 14, 199952 mins
What does it take to prove murder if the victim cannot be found? Forensic investigators must go to great lengths to catch the killer when the victim is only presumed dead.
Episode 7
Broken Vows
Tue, Dec 21, 199952 mins
When lovers turn on each other or marriages fail, some coldblooded spouses find a gruesome way to gain an uncontested divorce: murder. Forensic scientists must piece together the mystery of love gone awry to catch these killers.
Episode 8
Cold Cases
Tue, Jan 11, 200051 mins
There's no statue of limitations on murder, so as a case turns cold and clues become scarce, investigators must rely on modern forensic technology to solve the crimes and catch the killers.
Episode 9
Family Plots
Tue, Jan 25, 200051 mins
New Detectives looks at how forensics have been used to break open cases in which family members killed each other. It looks at the case of Dana Ewell who murdered his mother, father, and sister in California. It also looks at the case of two time wife-murderer Timothy Boczkowski and the death of Tara Carter in Paterson, New Jersey.
Episode 10
Blood Money
Tue, Feb 8, 200051 mins
Some people murder for love, others murder out of hatred. But sometimes people kill for the money. When greed is the motive, investigators must make every clue pay off in these murder-for-profit cases.
Episode 11
Murder by Numbers
Tue, Feb 15, 200051 mins
For some killers, once is never enough. Often, cold and calculated serial killings are more difficult to solve than violent crimes of passion. For investigators, the challenge is steep when the killers murder by numbers.
Episode 12
Federal Offense
Tue, Mar 28, 200051 mins
When there's a difficult case to crack, agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are called in to help. These investigators have the means to tackle crimes involving drugs, arson and weaponry.
Episode 13
Flames of Justice
Tue, Apr 4, 200051 mins
Sometimes, arson fires are set to cover a different, more heinous crime - such as murder. But killers are wrong to think that fire destroys all vital clues. Arson investigators can pull evidence from scorched rubble and ashes to ignite the unquenchable flames of justice.