Explore the world of forensic science through photos and case studies.
EPISODE 1
Confessions of a Medical Examiner
Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden discusses cases of unnatural or suspicious death that he has helped solve by examining the dead.
EPISODE 4
The Dead Speak
Clues such as chewing gum and cat hair help forensic pathologists solve mysterious deaths and bring murderers to justice.
EPISODE 5
Dead Men Do Tell Tales
An electrician's mysterious death; profilers capture "The Eyeball Killer"; catching the killer of a famous elk; a slumlord is charged with murder; identifying the killers of a pimp; video proves innocence; man accused in wife's disappearance.
EPISODE 8
Dead Giveaway
Capturing Canadian rapists/murderers Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka; suicide note debunked; serial rapist mails DNA sample; blood-sniffing dog; embalming doesn't conceal evidence; 1931 case of Belle Gunness.
EPISODE 9
Dead Awakening
Laser reveals bruises on baby's body; DNA in a discarded tissue; family poisoned by neighbor; airbag helps convict crash suspect; carpet fibres lead to serial killer; online requests leads to death reclassification.
EPISODE 11
Sex, Lies and Murder
A loyal pet cockatoo's attack on his owner's murderer leads to a conviction; police get a licence plate imprint from a victim.
Michael Baden
Arthur Ginsberg