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Out of the Ashes

**Out of the Ashes** refers to episode 13 of the Season 3 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on December 24, 1998.

## Plot summary

In 1993, 18-year-old Rose Larner went missing in Albion, Michigan. Her boyfriend, John Ortiz-Kehoe, and her childhood friend, Billy Brown, told police that they saw her early on December 7, but didn’t know where she went after that. Two years later, an investigation revealed that Billy Brown and John Kehoe were both local drug users/dealers.

Brown feared that he might be implicated in Larner’s disappearance, so he decided to cooperate with police. He told them that Larner was murdered by Kehoe two years earlier in Kehoe's grandparents' home. According to Billy Brown, Larner refused to participate in a sexual threesome, so Kehoe strangled her, placed her in the shower, and dismembered her body.

Police compared a tiny speck of blood found at Kehoe's grandparents' home to a sample of blood taken from Larner six years earlier, and it matched. Kehoe was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Billy Brown was convicted for being an accessory and served one year in prison.
Dressed to Kill

**Dressed to Kill** refers to episode 25 of the Season 7 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on March 29, 2003.

## Plot summary

The 1986 disappearance of 6 year-old Michelle Lee Dorr is detailed. Although her father confessed to murdering her, the police soon poked holes in his story, leaving the case unsolved for 14 years. New suspect Hadden Clark was heard talking to himself, which gave investigators a clue where Michelle was killed.
A Novel Idea

**A Novel Idea** refers to episode 22 of the Season 11 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on December 13, 2006.

## Plot summary

In 2001, paramedics in Durham, North Carolina, received a frantic call from Michael Peterson who said his wife Kathleen had fallen down the stairs and that she was unconscious, but still breathing.

When paramedics arrived, they could do little more than pronounce the woman dead. The number and volume of bloodstains at the scene was greater than usual. It was up to forensic scientists to find out why.
Mix Matched

**Mix Matched** is the seventh episode of Forensic Files II's third season. It was broadcast for the first time on the HLN Network on March 20, 2022.

## Summary

A Texas ex-con resolves to live a clean life after his release from prison. When he’s later arrested and convicted for a bloody murder, he insists he’s innocent. From behind bars, he’s determined to use forensic science to prove his case.

Note: This episode was given a "special presentation airing" prior to the official premiere of the season.
Nailed

**Nailed** refers to episode 24 of the Season 8 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on September 22, 2003.

## Plot summary

Just weeks before a witness is to testify against the man accused of sexually assaulting her, she is murdered in the front yard of her own home.

Investigators immediately suspect her attacker, but they don't have enough evidence to prove his guilt. It would take fifteen years, and the remarkable advances in forensic science and DNA testing which occurred during that time, to enable police to nail the killer.
Low Maintenance

**Low Maintenance** refers to episode 13 of the Season 14 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on February 25, 2011.

## Plot summary

In 2008, college co-ed Jenna Verhaalen was found dead in her Bryan, Texas apartment and petechial hemorrhages in her eyes indicated that she was strangled. The victim's boyfriend, a neighbor and the apartment maintenance man Jeremy Rosser are all suspected, but it takes DNA evidence to identify the killer.
Naughty or Nyce

**Naughty or Nyce** refers to episode 1 of the Season 11 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on July 19, 2006.

## Plot summary

The woman could have lost control of her SUV on the icy road, and plunged down an embankment into a shallow creek. But there were footprints in the snow leading away.
Burning Ambition

**Burning Ambition** refers to episode 5 of the Season 5 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 10, 2000.

## Plot summary

In 1996, when Seattle, Washington policeman Matt Bachmeier's house goes up in flames because of arson, investigators suspect it could have been committed by someone with a vendetta against the officer.

One month later, in an ironic twist, Officer Bachmeier arrests low-level drug dealer James Wren, who confesses to the arson. But when the suspect vanishes, investigators start to question the authenticity of the confession.
Mistaken for Dead

**Mistaken for Dead** refers to episode 7 of the Season 6 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on July 2, 2001.

## Plot summary

In 1988, when a patient identified as Gene Hanson dies unexpectedly in the office of neurologist Dr. Richard Boggs, police in Glendale, California begin what they think will be a routine investigation.

What they find throws doubt on the time of death and the identity of Hanson and raises questions about the doctor's role in his death. Soon they uncover a bizarre story of corpse stealing, fake identities, and sexual perversion– all part of an elaborate insurance case that would center on what actually caused the victim's death: a sex act gone wrong or premeditated murder?
Fatal Fungus

**Fatal Fungus** refers to episode 7 of the Season 2 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on November 13, 1997.

## Plot summary

In 1994, doctors in Cleveland, Ohio became extremely concerned when they had an increase in the number of infants brought to the emergency room with bleeding of the lungs. Doctors quickly contacted the Centers for Disease Control and had them investigate the matter.

The CDC found that all babies were from the same neighborhood and that all of their houses had suffered from water damage. After further investigation and research, a black fungus was determined to be the killer of three infants. The fungus develops in moist conditions, becomes airborne, and threatens developing organs such as the growing lungs of babies.
Family Ties

**Family Ties** refers to episode 25 of the Season 13 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on July 17, 2009.

## Plot summary

When court clerk Peter Porco doesn't report to his work in November 2004, a courts officer is ordered to the Porcos' family home in Bethlehem, NY. Inside the home he finds murdered Peter Porco and his barely alive wife Joan who had both been savagely attacked with a fireman's axe. Eventually police can prove the crime was committed by the couple's son Christopher Porco.
Forensic Files

*For For the 2020 revival series, see Forensic Files II.*

**Forensic Files**, originally known as Medical Detectives, is an American documentary-style television program that reveals how forensic science is used to solve violent crimes, mysterious accidents, and outbreaks of illness.

The show was originally broadcast on TLC, narrated by Peter Thomas, and was broadcast for 406 episodes from its debut on TLC in 1996 until its final episode in 2011. On October 1, 2019, HLN announced it had greenlit a revival of the show, titled Forensic Files II, which began airing on February 23, 2020. In light of long-time narrator Peter Thomas' death, the show is narrated by Bill Camp.

## Premise

The show helped pioneer documentary style crime-science shows. The show's official website says it profiles "puzzling, often baffling cases whose riddles are ultimately solved by forensic detection." The cases and people are real. Scientists and forensic experts in many fields are interviewed.

Not every case is a crime. In some cases, the investigation reveals that the suspects are innocent, and that the death was an accident or a suicide. Several shows have profiled people who have been jailed for or convicted of a crime, and who were ultimately exonerated by forensic evidence. Other episodes have focused on accidents where consulted experts relied on forensic evidence in order to explain why the incident occurred, such as the 1987 King's Cross station fire and the 1993 Big Bayou Canot train wreck.

## Related Pages

* List of Forensic Files episodes.
* Related Website
* The Official Forensic Files Casebook
Sagi Tsurushima

**Sagi Tsurushima** is a young Magnolian noblewoman from the port city of Yokoha. By night, however, she runs a one-woman brothel in Yokoha's red-light district.

## Appearance

Sagi is a moderately tall woman, standing at around 5’8” and wearing her mid-back-length black hair up in a very ornate style.  She wears a black kimono embroidered with golden herons, usually worn loose enough so that her modest cleavage is on sufficient display.

## Biography

Bio: Sagi Tsurushima is the daughter of a fairly well-to-do household in Magnolion.  By day, she is the perfect *yamato nadeshiko*, the ideal of what a Magnolionese woman ought to be: demure, subservient, and gentle.  However, by night, Sagi leaves the confines of her home and lives her double life—the life of a self-made prostitute of sorts, one who runs and operates out of a brothel in the red light district of Yokoha, a port town in Magnolion.  A people person at heart, Sagi sees sex as a way to communicate with others, holding it true that one can learn more about another from a minute of fucking than a lifetime of conversation.

## In Story

When Demetrios, after arriving in Yokoha with his companions, finds himself lost, he wanders into Yokoha's red-light district and happens upon Sagi's brothel, *Suzuya*. There, Sagi seduces Demetrios, and the two make love, with Sagi's own tendencies coming to the fore as she treats their sex as an opportunity to learn more about her companion for the night, on top of enjoying herself.

The next morning, Demetrios seeks her out, finding his way to the Tsurushima household and making Sagi's acquaintance once more. After exchanging conversation, the two return to the inn where Demetrios' companions are staying.

Serving as the party's guide to the land of Magnolion, Sagi leads them north along the coast, towards the port village of Ikita. However, along the way, Sagi is possessed by an evil spirit and fights Chrome, with the latter employing spirits of her own (to no effect) and eventually a zombie named Frederica to subdue the possessed Sagi.

Eventually, the party arrives in Ikita, where they spend the night, adding the taguel known as Purin to their ranks.
Northern Exposure

**Northern Exposure** refers to episode 24 of the Season 9 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on December 8, 2004.

## Plot summary

Hikers near Anchorage, Alaska discovered a body wrapped in sheets, which were edged in orange stitching. Authorities hydrated the fingers and obtained a fingerprint, enabling them to identify the victim. Clinging to the sheet, they also discovered a tuft of red carpet fibers – threads of evidence, which led them straight to the killer.
Constructive Criticism

**Constructive Criticism** refers to episode 8 of the Season 13 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on November 21, 2008.

## Plot summary

In 2000, construction manager Darrell North was found dead in his work trailer in Ft. Worth, Texas. When investigators arrived, they found that he had been stabbed 46 times, described as overkill and indicating a personal relationship between the victim and the attacker.

Police hoped that, during the struggle, the killer had left some of his own blood and his DNA behind. Their challenge was to find it. They looked at several suspects, but focused on the last person known to see North alive, sub-contractor Curtis Wayne Pope.
Cold Storage

**Cold Storage** refers to episode 23 of the Season 7 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on March 15, 2003.

## Plot summary

The 1987 disappearance of Houston resident Tracy Jo Shine is recalled.

The investigation went cold until 2000, when a "cold case squad" learned that the woman's ex-boyfriend Michael Neal had bragged about killing her.
Hair of the Dog

**Hair of the Dog** refers to episode 18 of the eighth season of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on August 29, 2003.

## Plot summary

With no forensic evidence inside the scene of John Helble's murder, investigators were baffled. But they suspected that the victim's dog, had witnessed the crime. If she had, forensic scientists would've had some way to find out, what the dog had seen.
Foreign Body

**Foreign Body** refers to episode 4 of the Season 3 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 22, 1998.

## Plot summary

Between 1986 and 1989, a disease swept through British cattle herds. The disease came to be known as the Mad-cow disease. Scientist began to suspect that this was somehow related to a human illness.

A California neurologist, Dr. Stanley B. Prusiner, said that both humans and animals were suffering from mutated proteins known as prions. When prions are transmitted from an infected host to a new host, they convert normal proteins into prions. Therefore, it’s possible for a prion to be transmitted from a cow to a person through beef consumption.
Good as Gold

**Good as Gold** refers to episode 15 of the Season 12 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on January 28, 2008.

## Plot summary

On Halloween night 2004, Adriane Insogna and Leslie Mazzara were brutally murdered in their Napa, California home. The killer was not seen by their downstairs roommate, but he left his DNA behind in some cigarette butts and a groundbreaking test revealed his race and even the color of his eyes and hair. When this information was made public, Eric Copple went to the police and confessed.
Naked Justice

**Naked Justice** refers to episode 28 of the Season 6 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on November 26, 2001.

## Plot summary

In 1999, expectant mother Leann Fletcher is reported dead in her Hazel Park, Michigan home of an accidental gunshot wound to the head. Was the wound self-inflicted, and if it was, why would this young mother with so much to live for kill herself?

Forensic computer analysis, blood spatter analysis, and a painstaking investigation led police to the truth that her lawyer husband Michael "Mick" Fletcher had motive to kill Leann because he was having a sexual affair with local judge Susan Chrzanowski.
Nancy Newman

**Nancy Newman** was a woman killed in 1987 alongside her two daughters by her nephew.

## Case

The family was found murdered at their home. Nancy had not shown up to work and a concerned coworker reported this to a friend.

Kirby Anthoney, who had previously stayed at the home, was convicted of the murders based on physical evidence in the house, including his palm print near Melissa's body and strands of hair he had left at the scene.
Gold Rush

**Gold Rush** refers to episode 19 of the Season 10 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 12, 2005.

## Plot summary

Emergency dispatch received a call from a man who said his girlfriend shot and killed herself. Police found the victim in the caller's house, lying in a pool of blood with the gun next to her on the floor. The autopsy revealed that the gunshot wound was not self-inflicted and the evidence found on her body would give police a golden opportunity to catch her killer.
Disrobed

**Disrobed** refers to episode 23 of the Season 12 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on June 6, 2008.

## Plot summary

The crime scene was especially violent: On September 2, 2003, Alan Scott Johnson and Diane Johnson were shot to death in their Bellevue, Idaho, home. Alan was shot twice in the chest, while Diane was shot in the head.

Their daughter, Sarah Johnson, was found guilty of their murder. Sarah was 16 years old at the time. Her apparent motive was her parents' prohibiting her from dating a 19-year-old drug dealer named Bruno Santos.

## External Links

* Disrobed on YouTube.
* Murder of Diane and Alan Scott Johnson on Wikipedia
Over and Out

**Over and Out** refers to episode 32 of the Season 8 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on December 26, 2005.

## Plot summary

When a pipe bomb ripped through a rural home, killing a young man and seriously injuring his mother, police had no idea who was responsible. A lot number on a 9-volt battery and the remnants of a mailing label found on a computer's hard drive enabled investigators to determine who sent the bomb, and why.
Human Sawdust

**Human Sawdust** is the fourth episode of Forensic Files II's first season. It was broadcast for the first time on the HLN Network on March 1, 2020.

## Summary

In 2005, suitcases containing human remains wash ashore near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in Virginia. Police release a composite sketch of the victim, who is later identified as Bill McGuire. Physical evidence from plastic garbage bags, couch fibers, and medical grade towels help to bring the victim's killer - his widow, Melanie McGuire - to justice.
Fashion Police

**Fashion Police** refers to episode 17 of the Season 13 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on March 13, 2009.

## Plot summary

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.
Elephant Tracks

**Elephant Tracks** refers to episode 28 of the Season 7 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 17, 2002.

## Plot summary

The 1996 murders of an elderly couple, Edward Kowalzck and Gertrude Thompson, leave stumped until, two years later, they receive a major break. A jeweler looking through old newspaper clippings recognizes a necklace the female victim wore as having been pawned in her own shop.
Murder, She Wrote

**Murder, She Wrote** refers to episode 7 of the Season 11 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on August 30, 2006.

## Plot summary

A woman who was known to have suffered from depression apparently took her own life. But her sister told police that, a year before her death, she said if anything were to happen to her, there was a note in the china cabinet. Investigators found the note and the killer.
Best Foot Forward

**Best Foot Forward** refers to episode 50 of the Season 13 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on July 9, 2010.

## Plot summary

In 2007, Shamaia Smith disappeared from the strip club she worked at in East Hartford, CT. Police look at various customers of the strip club, but focus on local businessman Kenneth Otto when there were inconsistencies with his story about the last time he had seen her.

Upon search of Otto's rural property, cadaver dogs find something in a firepit, at which time he revokes their access. Upon revisit to the property, investigators find a variety of trace evidence, including part of a human foot.
A Vow of Silence

**A Vow of Silence** refers to episode 27 of the Season 7 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 10, 2002.

## Plot summary

A look at the case against Jack Reeves. In 1994, friends reported his mail-order bride Emelita Villa had disappeared. The police centered its suspicions on Reeves and, while pursuing leads, uncovered information linking him to the deaths of two former wives.
Making the Collar

**Making the Collar** refers to episode 11 of the Season 9 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on June 28, 2007.

## Plot summary

The body of 16-year-old Leanne Tiernan was discovered nine months after she disappeared. Forensic scientists found clues that painted a virtual portrait of her killer.

They knew he had a dog, he worked for the postal service, and that he had red carpeting in his home. Now all they had to do was find him.
Marked For Life

**Marked For Life** refers to episode 2 of the Season 10 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on May 18, 2005.

## Plot summary

It was 1957, and California police were searching for a man who had committed several crimes in one night – including murder. They followed thousands of leads but, eventually, the case turned cold. Almost 50 years later, with the help of advances in computer technology and handwriting analysis, investigators proved an old adage: You can run, but you can't hide.
Legionnaires' Disease

**Legionnaires' Disease** refers to episode 7 of the first season of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on November 7, 1996.

## Plot summary

In 1976 when 180 Legionnaires contract pneumonia-like symptoms after a convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and 29 of them die, doctors and scientists are mystified. T

he determination of one scientist helps to determine the cause and likely vector of this deadly disease now known as Legionnaires' disease. This is one of the most famous medical detective stories.
Brotherhoods

**Brotherhoods** refers to episode 17 of the Season 8 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on November 29, 2004.

## Plot summary

Two men were murdered, while sleeping in their bed. One night later, an arson fire destroyed a family planning clinic. Investigators wondered, wherether some shards of glass, paintchips and a chicken feather, could link for what appeared to be, two separate crimes.
Cries Unheard

**Cries Unheard** refers to episode 16 of the season 9 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on August 25, 2004.

## Plot summary

A 19-year-old woman was found dead in her car; the scene had been staged to make murder appear to be suicide. During their investigation, police discovered the victim was involved in a love quadrangle, giving several people a motive to kill her. The killer's identity would be revealed by a piece of evidence found in a suspect's trash.
Personal Penmanship

**Personal Penmanship** is the 8th episode of Forensic Files II's second season. It was broadcast for the first time on the HLN Network on August 8, 2021.

## Summary

A deeply religious librarian, wife and mother named Gail Fulton is shot execution style in the quiet suburbs of Michigan. Surveillance video reveals it was a trio of killers that took her down.

Is there more to Fulton’s background? Eventually, detectives get a break: a handwritten note. But will it provide enough clues to catch the mastermind behind this horrific killing?
All Butt Certain

**All Butt Certain** refers to episode 19 of the Season 12 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on March 14, 2008.

## Plot summary

A six-year-old girl ran and hid when she saw her grandmother being beaten to death, but the man followed her, beat her, assaulted her. The girl said he was her Uncle Clarence, and he was convicted because of her identification.

She recanted her testimony years later, but the court denied Clarence's petition for a new trial. His wife was convinced he was innocent, and decided to conduct her own investigation to prove it.
A Bag of Evidence

**A Bag of Evidence** refers to episode 29 of the Season 7 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on April 26, 2003.

## Plot summary

The April 5, 1996 murder of 9-year-old Jessica Knott is investigated. Investigators use a garbage bag to connect suspect James Edward Crow, Jr. to the crime.
Dancing with the Devil

**Dancing with the Devil** refers to episode 6 of the Season 13 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 31, 2008.

## Plot summary

In 1999, Patrick McRae was found dead in his Des Moines home and the crime scene was awash with blood. Analysis showed it had come from two people, one of whom was female.The male DNA was McRae's, which meant the killer was a woman.

Leads dried up and the case went cold until a suspect arrested for drug possession offered police a deal, and told a bizarre tale of an exotic dancer named Andrea Morris who listened to the voices in her head. She was later charged in 2005 and sentenced to life in prison for the murder.
A Killer Snapshot

**A Killer Snapshot** is the twelfth episode of Forensic Files II's first season. It was broadcast for the first time on the HLN Network on March 29, 2020.

## Summary

In November 2009, a young woman's body is found in Moss Bluff, Louisiana. Tattoos on the victim help to identify her as 19 year-old Sierra Bouzigard, and while the crime initially appears to be sexually motivated, no DNA is recovered from Sierra's rape kit.

However, DNA under Sierra's fingernails matches DNA evidence found on a candy wrapper near the scene. After several years with no answers, Blake Russell is identified as a suspect using new DNA technology.
Postal Mortem

**Postal Mortem** refers to episode 11 of the Season 2 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on December 11, 1997.

## Plot summary

Over the course of one day in 1985, police in Salt Lake City, Utah were called to two bombings. Businessman and Mormon bishop Steve Christensen was killed by bomb left in front of his office door. Kathy Sheets, wife of Gary Sheets, who was Christensen's former business partner, was killed by a similar bomb left on the doorstep of their residence.

Police had difficulty determining the motive for the killings until a third bomb went off, injuring Mark Hofmann. After careful analysis, it was determined that Hofmann was actually the bomber and that the bomb had gone off accidentally while he was moving it into his car. The motive for the killings was to hinder discovery that he had been forging and selling historical documents.
Paula Sims

**Paula Sims** is an American woman who lived in Jersey/Madison Counties, Illinois, USA with her husband Robert Sims and their children.

She is the focus of the Forensic Files episode "Similar Circumstances" where Paula reported that a masked individual broke into their home and kidnapped Heather, whose body was later found in a garbage can.
Dirty Laundry

**Dirty Laundry** refers to episode 22 of the Season 13 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on June 5, 2009.

## Plot summary

The victim,Robert Bosley, was a self-made man who never minced words. Perhaps he was murdered by a disgruntled client or employee. Perhaps the racy photos in his safe held the clue to solving the crime. Or perhaps with the help of the IRS, investigators could follow the money and find the killer.
Paintball

**Paintball** refers to episode 3 of the Season 8 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on April 30, 2004.

## Plot summary

In 1962, the people of the small town of Hanford, California lost their sense of peace when one of their own, 15-year-old Marlene Miller, was murdered.

Booker T. Hillery was convicted but after an appeal to the Supreme Court, Hillery received a re-trial in 1983. Forensic scientists had to use new knowledge of microscopic evidence to be able to place Hillery at the scene.
Joann Curley

**Joann Curley**, nee Chopack, is a Pennsylvanian woman who appears in the Season 4's episode "Til Death Do Us Part" which is the acount of how she became a Female criminal.

She was charged with first-degree murder of Robert "Bob" Curley, her second husband, whom she killed by lacing his iced tea with thallium-based rat poison. Facing a possible death penalty, she agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge of third-degree murder, and was sentenced to 10-20 years in state prison.

She was released from prison on December 12, 2016 after serving her full sentence.
Material Witness

**Material Witness** refers to episode 30 of the Season 10 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on December 28, 2005.

## Plot summary

A teenager went missing after an evening of horseback riding. Her body was found a month later, three miles from her home. The killer unknowingly left trace evidence behind – tiny but unmistakable clues which pointed to him and him alone.

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A Voice from Beyond

**A Voice from Beyond"** refers to episode 4 of the Season 5 of the television series Forensic Fils which was broadcast for the first time on October 3, 2000.

## Plot summary

In 1999 when a decomposed body is found stuffed in a barrel in Jericho, New York, it's easy to presume murder. But the body had been placed in the barrel 30 years earlier in 1969.

One of the few clues was an address book found along with the body, but years of moisture had washed away the ink, which was completely gone. Scientists desperately searched for a way to reveal the information written on the pages of the address book.

They find ties between the dead woman, Reyna Angelica Marroquin, and former home owner Howard B. Elkins, who committed suicide 20 hours after police first interviewed him.

## Trivia

* In "A Voice From Beyond", a photo is shown of the murder suspect having committed suicide, with his face blurred. Par the course for true crime shows. But then just a few moments later, the photo is shown again, this time not blurred.
Killer Fog

**Killer Fog** refers to episode 3 of the Season 2 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 16, 1997.

## Plot summary

One particular stretch on Interstate 75 in Tennessee seemed to be accident-prone resulting in seven multi-car accidents in 15 years including a 62-vehicle accident in 1978 and a 99-vehicle, multiple-fatality accident in 1990.

Each accident was caused by a sudden and impenetrable fog, which forced drivers to suddenly brake without concern for those behind them. Environmental experts and investigators analysed the elements of nature occurring during this unnaturally-thick fog and tried to determine possible water sources that could create so many vapors in the air.

They found one particular facility, the Bowater paper mill, near Calhoun and close to the interstate, that releases significant water vapors, which react to the weather and create this deadly fog. Bowater reached a $10 million settlement with victims and agreed to limit the use of pond 4.
A Daughter's Journey

**A Daughter's Journey** refers to episode 13 of the season 9 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on August 23, 2004.

## Plot summary

Haunted by the disappearance of her mother some twenty years earlier, a young woman undertook an investigation of her own. Her mother's diary was in the now cold case file; there, in her mother's own handwriting, she discovered a dark family secret, which might have been the reason her mother vanished.
One For The Road

**One For The Road** refers to episode 7 of the Season 10 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on July 20, 2005.

## Plot summary

A married couple decided to escape the cold of winter with a mini-vacation in Key West. The wife went missing, and police searched every square inch of the island; they found nothing but a pair of sandals which might have belonged to her.

Then two important pieces of video surfaced, and investigators began to wonder if they should be searching for a missing person or a killer.
Knot for Everyone

**Knot for Everyone** refers to episode 2 of the Season 3 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 8, 1998.

## Plot summary

In the mid-1980s, bodies of nude women, including Darcie Frackenpohl, were found on a remote hill in the Sacramento, California area. The police got a break when a known prostitute escaped an attacker and was able to identify him and his automobile.

The suspect was 50-year-old Roger Kibbe. Human hair found on one of the victims was similar to Kibbe’s hair, and he was charged with first-degree murder. He later confessed to an additional murder committed in 1977.
Dockter Visit

**Dockter Visit** refers to episode 6 of the season 11 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on August 23, 2006.

## Plot summary

A World War II veteran was found dead in his home, and the investigation ground to a halt when the prime suspect had a solid alibi. But a lucky break led to a shady character who wore distinctive boots and had a sweet tooth.
Cop Out

**Cop Out** refers to episode 26 of the Season 10 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on November 30, 2005.

## Plot summary

A college student was found dead, and the evidence suggested he knew his killer. Three hairs and some microscopic cells helped police to unravel a web of lies, and find the motive for murder.
Hear No Evil

**Hear No Evil** refers to episode 2 of the Season 14 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on September 24, 2010.

## Plot summary

In 2006, Darlene VanderGiesen received threatening emails and then disappeared. Tracking the source of the emails led police to the home of Daphne Wright, where they believe a murder was committed.

The evidence is overwhelming and investigators are sure they have enough proof to convict Wright. What they don't have is the body of the victim.
Marked for Murder

**Marked for Murder** is the third episode of Forensic Files II's third season. It was broadcast for the first time on the HLN Network on March 6, 2022.

## Summary

Kaufman County murders: Someone targets members of law enforcement in a peaceful Texas county. Numerous suspects emerge, and murders continue as detectives race against time. Finally, a single bullet casing uncovers the bizarre reason for which the killer wanted revenge.
Death by a Salesman

**Death by a Salesman** refers to episode 33 of the Season 8 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on January 31, 2005.

## Plot summary

No one in a quiet residential community saw or heard anything unusual the day one of their neighbours was brutally attacked and murdered.

Fingerprints found at the crime scene and surveillance video from a security camera helped investigators to apprehend the presumed killer within twelve hours, even though he'd already left the state and was on a bus, headed for New York City.
Cloak of Deceit

**Cloak of Deceit** refers to episode 7 of the season 9 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on July 9, 2004.

## Plot summary

For seven years, a trio of men robbed one bank after another. They always got away before the police arrived, and they left no evidence behind. But the way they stood and the clothes they wore told a story that could be read by forensic scientists.
Enemy Within

**Enemy Within** refers to episode 42 of the Season 10 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on December 7, 2005.

## Plot summary

Kansas City attorney Richard Armitage was brutally murdered in his office in broad daylight. The first prime suspect was Lou Campbell, who had previously threatened Armitage, but he was later cleared. Police turn their suspicions to Armitage's law partner Richard Buchli, who had very little success as a lawyer and was in debt for more than $250,000.
Penchant for Poison

**Penchant for Poison** refers to episode 33 of the Season 10 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on January 18, 2006.

## Plot summary

Three seemingly unrelated deaths proved to be serial murders. The killer had been careful – he used poison which had no taste or odour. Fortunately for investigators, it also had a unique chemical signature.
Planted Evidence

**Planted Evidence** refers to episode 5 of the first season of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 24, 1996.

## Plot summary

In 1992, single mother Denise Johnson is found dead in a deserted area outside of Phoenix, Arizona. Local investigators ask a molecular geneticist to pick out a tree in a 'lineup' when unidentified seed pods are found in suspect Mark Bogan's truck.

The judge rules into evidence DNA profiles linking the pods to a tree near where the body was found. This is the first US case where plant DNA was used to convict a criminal.
Deana Wild

**Deana Jalynn Hubbard Wild** was a woman murdered in California for financial gain in 1987.

She was featured in the Forensic Files episode 'The Financial Downfall'. Her name was changed to 'Donna Hartman' for TV audiences.

## Death

Deana was murdered by her close friends BJ and Virginia McGinnis at Big Sur, California in 1987.

Deana had been going through divorce proceedings for about a year.

Investigators note that she was vulnerable. They speculate that Virginia McGinnis befriended Deana during this time because she was seen as an ideal victim.

The record shows that Virginia McGinnis took out a fraudulent life insurance claim on Deana, making sure that the policy payout was low enough that the insurance company wouldn't investigate.

Virginia lied and told the insurance agent that Deana was romantically involved with her son who was currently in prison. The beneficiary listed on the insurance document was Virginia's son.

The day after taking out the life insurance policy, BJ and Virginia took Deana to Big Sur.

The three had lunch together in the late morning, and investigators believe it was then that BJ McGinnis slipped Deana some of his prescription anti-depressants in her soft drink.

After lunch, Deana and the couple visited the cliffs overlooking Seal Beach, a favorite lookout point for tourists visiting Big Sur.

At some point while Deana was looking out at the ocean from the high lookout point, the drugs in her system began to make her drowsy.

Photos taken by Virginia moments before Deana's death show that BJ McGinnis waited until the ideal moment. Then he pushed Deana off the cliff.

The pictures established a chain of events. The earlier pictures from the roll showed Deana as more alert, while later ones showed her as drowsy and disoriented.

The most damning photo of all was taken moments before Deana was pushed, and shows BJ supporting her at the edge of the cliffs, facing toward the ocean.

Investigators say that Virginia took these photos that would later incriminate her in court because she was a sociopath who wanted a trophy from the killing.

After Virginia took the damning photo, BJ pushed Deana off the cliff.

The evidence later showed that Deana probably managed to grab hold of the cliff edge and hang on, because there were abrasions and deep wounds on the upper sides of her hands.

Investigators say that the deep wounds and abrasions being on the upper sides of the hands and not the palms indicates that as Deana held on, the upper sides of her hands were struck with a blunt or sharp instrument until she was forced to let go.

Deana's death was ruled accidental until the presence of BJ's prescription drugs were identified in the vial of blood taken at her autopsy.
Body of Evidence

**Body of Evidence** refers to episode 8 of the Season 4 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on November 24, 1999.

## Plot summary

In 1978, Mark Fair left for work and his fiancée Karla Brown remained at home in Wood River, Illinois. When Mark and a friend returned home that evening, they found Karla dead. The condition of Karla's body told investigators that she was a victim of sexual assault; she had resisted and was killed.

The police questioned neighbors Paul Main and John Prante, but they were considered low-level suspects. During the autopsy, they were able to re-examine bite marks found on her body. A computer enhancement gave a better view of the bite marks and the science of forensic odontology identified John Prante as the perpetrator. On July 15, 1983, five years after the murder, Prante was found guilty and sentenced to 75 years in prison.
Deadly Knowledge

**Deadly Knowledge** refers to episode 19 of the Season 5 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on January 16, 2001.

## Plot summary

In 1995 in Farmington Hills, Michigan when 23-year-old college co-ed Tina Biggar goes missing, her boyfriend and family fear that she has been murdered. A police investigation reveals details about her past that no one, not even her closest friends, suspected: She was a student by day and a $100-an-hour call-girl by night.

Her many clients were all suspects in her disappearance, as was her boyfriend. But when her body is discovered two weeks after her disappearance, police obtain evidence that reveals that her killer was former client Kenneth Ray Tranchida, as well as more details about her bizarre double-life and its tragic consequences.
Horse Play

**Horse Play** refers to episode 13 of the Season 6 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on August 13, 2001.

## Plot summary

In 1980, Hillsdale County, Michigan resident Shannon Mohr died in what was reported to be a horseback riding accident by her new husband David Davis.

After her death, Shannon's family reported to police their suspicions that Davis seemed far from grief-stricken. Upon further investigation, police discovered a web of lies and a proficiency with pharmaceuticals in Davis' background, that provide an alternative explanation for Shannon's accidental death.
Oily In The Morning

**Oily In The Morning** refers to episode 18 of the Season 10 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 5, 2005.

## Plot summary

When police recovered the submerged car of a man reported missing, they expected to find his body – but it wasn't there. His broken eyeglasses were on the floor of the vehicle and the interior was coated with motor oil. The investigation which followed would uncover an obsession turned deadly, and the motive for murder.
Darcie Frackenpohl

**Darcie Renée Frackenpohl** was the only teenage victim of serial killer Roger Kibbe.

## Case

Frackenpohl's decomposed body was discovered near Lake Tahoe in California. She had run away from her home in Seattle, Washington. Her body remained unidentified for a few months, which was not included in the episode.

## Post-episode notes

Roger Kibbe was murdered in prison on February 28, 2021. He was 81.
Cement the Case

**Cement the Case** refers to episode 4 of the Season 4 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 27, 1999.

## Plot summary

In 1990, Shirley Andronowich's body was found one morning after being raped, murdered with a concrete block, and mutilated in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Witnesses told police that Shirley and her husband Ed argued in a bar the night before.

Police first suspected Ed and arrested him after he confessed to the murder. However, the forensic evidence proved that Ed was innocent. A year later, police received a call about a man named Mark Jarman, who talked about being connected to Shirley's murder. Police discovered that his fingerprint matched the latent print left on the concrete block. Jarman was convicted of her murder.
Prints Among Thieves

**Prints Among Thieves** refers to episode 23 of the Season 10 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on November 9, 2005.

## Plot summary

The murder of an eccentric millionaire Robert Rogers was not entirely unexpected; he flaunted his wealth and cared little for personal security. The evidence at the crime seemed to indicate robbery, but investigators wondered if there was something more.
Helle Crafts

**Helle Crafts** was a Danish-American woman whose husband was convicted of her murder. A fraction of Crafts' remains were located and her case is considered a bodyless murder conviction. Her case was the first to be profiled by the show.

## Case

Helle Crafts was last seen alive by her friend who dropped her at her house. It was not until she was reported to disappear that investigators searched her house and found evidence that could prove her death.

The evidence included blood stains discovered in the bedroom using luminol, a testimony by a passer-by that someone were using an industry-grade wood-chipper by the river around the time of her disappearance, suspicious purchase receipts by her husband Richard and fragments of her remains.

## Historical meaning

This is the first case that forensic evidence was used to convict a murderer despite the absence of a body. Prosecutors were able to prove that a murder actually happened by measuring the amount of blood loss given the stain on the bedroom carpet and identifying the identity of the remains through a recovered tooth.

## Trivia

* The Helle Craft case had served as a inspiration for the 1996 Coen Brothers black comedy crime film, *Fargo*, starring Frances McDormand (the wife of the film's director, Joel Coen), William H Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, and Peter Stormare.
	+ Like in the Helle Craft case, at the end of the film, one of film's characters named Carl (portrayed by Steve Buscemi) is murdered and is disposed through a woodchipper machine.
* The case also served as a inspiration for *Law and Order: Criminal Intent* Series One episode, entitled, "The Good Doctor" in which a successful plastic surgeon is convicted for the murder of his wife with the absence of a body.
	+ Unlike the real case, it was depicted in the episode, that the plastic surgeon had dissolved his wife's body in a bathtub of sulfuric acid, before dropping her bones from his small plane into the ocean.
Concrete Alibi

**Concrete Alibi** refers to episode 8 of the Season 11 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on September 6, 2006.

## Plot summary

An aspiring model turned up dead, and the prime suspect was her boyfriend. When he was eventually cleared, investigators had to dig deeper to find the perpetrator. With the help of a forensic geologist, they identified the most unlikely suspects.
Breaking News

**Breaking News** refers to episode 19 of the Season 8 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on August 31, 2003.

## Plot summary

A young TV news producer is raped and murdered in her apartment. Police identify two suspects, but both are cleared of any wrongdoing.

The case stalls for more than a year, and then investigators turn to the Commonwealth of Virginia's DNA Databank which houses profiles of more than 8,000 convicted felons, and is the first of its kind in the nation. A comparison of the crime scene evidence with the Databank profiles results in Virginia's first cold hit in a homicide investigation, and reveals the identity of the killer.
A Woman Scorned

**A Woman Scorned** refers to episode 3 of the Season 5 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on September 26, 2000.

## Plot summary

In December 1994 in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, Joann Katrinak and her three-month-old son Alex disappeared. Suspicion initially fell on Joann's much older husband Andy. But when their bodies were found in the woods in April of 1995, the obvious suspect is the husband and father of the victims.

But some insects found on the bodies reveal a vital clue, as does a long blonde hair found on the victims. The blonde hair has something uniquely in common with the brunette hair of the husband's former love interest Patricia Rorrer. The link uncovers a twisted story of passion gone wrong.