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The Magic Bullet

**The Magic Bullet** is the title of the second episode of Forensic Files's first season which was first broadcast for the first time on October 17th 1996.

## Summary

At the Dallas, Texas 'Pistol & Revolver' club in 1991, Leland Harold "Trey" Cooley, a young spectator, was watching a shooting competition while seated behind an air gun range. He was struck and killed by a stray bullet.

Forensic scientists were able to pinpoint the origin and path of bullet, which exposed the faulty design of the range.
Runaway Love

**Runaway Love** is the title given to the forty fourth episode of Forensic File's thirteenth season which was broadcast for the first time on April 16th 2010.

## Summary

Rachael Mullenix, 19, was convicted of stabbing her mother, Barbara Mullenix, on Sept. 13, 2006, and then packing her bloodied corpse in a cardboard box before dumping it in Newport Bay on the California coast.
Over a Barrel

**Over a Barrel** refers to episode 14 of the Season 9 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on August 24, 2004.

## Plot summary

California police had several suspects in the robbery and brutal murder of an elderly couple. Unfortunately, the forensic evidence was inconclusive, and the crime went unsolved.

Ten years later, a determined forensic scientist used material from a dentist's office to uncover ballistic evidence which had been overlooked. He not only solved the crime, he also made scientific history.
Edna Posey

**Edna Marie Posey** was a woman murdered in 1984. A man was convicted of her murder, but was later exonerated through DNA analysis, which indicated she had been killed by more than one person. Police declined to pursue further leads into the case, however.

## Case

Posey's torso was discovered on a hillside, hidden in a box. She had most likely been sexually assaulted by several men prior to her death.

A man was arrested for her murder after her remains were identified ten months after their discovery. DNA testing led to that specific conviction to be overturned.

The rest of Edna's body has never been found.
Needle in a Haystack

**Needle in a Haystack** refers to episode 28 of the Season 13 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on August 28, 2009.

## Plot summary

There was no apparent reason for the young, healthy college student to be dead. But when the medical examiner found the tiniest of clues during the autopsy, investigators were able to unravel the mystery of betrayal and revenge.
Family Tree

**Family Tree** is the nineth episode of Forensic Files II's first season. It was broadcast for the first time on the HLN Network on March 22, 2020.

## Summary

In 1987, a young Canadian couple (Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg) is brutally slain while on a road trip from British Columbia to Seattle, Washington. After their bodies are found, the victims’ families begin receiving disturbing letters. The case goes unsolved for more than 30 years, until forensic investigators use personal genomics to help solve the case, ultimately making forensic history.
Janice Hartman

**Janice Hartman** was a go-go dancer who disappeared in 1974. Her body was discovered in 1980 but remained unidentified until 2000. During this 20-year span, she was known as "**Lady in the Box**.**"** Her ex-husband was convicted of her murder and is believed to be responsible for the disappearance of another wife in 1991.

## Case

Hartman vanished without a trace in 1974. It is now known that John Smith, her ex husband, had killed her and encased her body in a makeshift coffin, which he had stored in his garage until a family member discovered her body inside. He disposed of her body alongside a road in Indiana, which was found in 1980.

DNA testing linked the remains of "Lady in the Box" to Hartman in 2000. After statements were made from the family member who initially discovered Janice's body and with additional evidence, Smith was convicted.

Another wife of John Smith, Betty Smith, disappeared in 1991 and is believed to also have been murdered. Her remains have never been found.

## Post-episode notes

Skull fragments and teeth from a third individual was recovered from a storage locker owned by John Smith. These remains did not belong to Janice or Betty Fran.

The photographs of two previously unidentified women were found in his suitcase, accompanied by photos of Janice and Betty Fran. Both women were located alive, although previously suspected to be victims among his previous wives.
Heavy Metal

**Heavy Metal** is the fifth episode of Forensic Files II's second season. It was broadcast for the first time on the HLN Network on July 25, 2021.

## Summary

In 1982, 37-year-old Navy lieutenant Lee Hartley is murdered while deployed out to sea. Cause of death? Arsenic poisoning. Investigators discover Lee had more than his fair share of enemies aboard the ship. But it takes years before investigators discover what really happened to Lee and who, ultimately, was behind this brutal murder.
Bump in the Night

**Bump in the Night** refers to episode 34 of the season 10 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on .

## Plot summary

The crime scene was awash with blood. The victim had been brutally murdered as he slept in his own bed. There were no foreign fingerprints in his home, but investigators did find a shoe impression in the mud outside physical evidence they hoped would lead them to the killer.
Shoot to Thrill

**Shoot to Thrill** refers to episode 3 of the Season 13 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 3, 2008.

## Plot summary

In 2003, St. Cloud teenager Jason MacLennan returned home after a night out with friends and discovered his father Ken's body lying in a pool of blood. There were shoe impressions outside in the new-fallen snow; because the victim's wallet and watch were missing, the motive may have been robbery.

But before making that determination, police needed to find out who had the most to gain from his death.
As Fault

**As Fault** refers to episode 24 of the Season 13 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on June 19, 2009.

## Plot summary

The woman in the back of the truck was flailing her arms, screaming. They thought she was doing something dangerous for the fun of it. But when they found a jacket near a pool of blood, they knew what they'd seen wasn't a joy ride; it was an abduction.
House Hunting

**House Hunting** refers to episode 2 of the Season 13 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on September 19, 2008.

## Plot summary

In 2006, Texas real estate agent Sarah Anne Walker was found brutally murdered in a model home. Weeks later, a witness came forward who may have seen the killer and police used forensic hypnosis to help him recall every detail of the man's appearance. His description was used to create a composite sketch, which police used to draw the killer Kosoul Chanthakoummane out of hiding.
Pinned by the Evidence

**Pinned by the Evidence** refers to episode 15 of the Season 9 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on August 24, 2004.

## Plot summary

After a street fight took the life of a national wrestling champion, police had to determine if he was killed in cold blood, or in self-defence.

A jury decided it was murder, and sentenced the accused to a minimum of twenty years in prison. Six years later, he was granted another trial; a forensic animator, who testified on his behalf, offered a different explanation for the most damning piece of evidence.

## Trivia

* This is the 200th episode of Forensic Files.
Skirting the Evidence

**Skirting the Evidence** refers to episode 33 of the Season 11 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on February 28, 2007.

## Plot summary

In 1996, 25 year-old Shannon Sanderson of Memphis TN went to a casino in Tunica MS alone after an argument with her 58 year-old husband Robert. She won $5,000 at the Blackjack tables. Three hours later while picking her kids up from the baby-sitter’s she was abducted by a man driving a red Chevy Beretta. A witness claimed the abductor looked like Shannon’s husband. A month later her body was found in an abondoned farmhouse.

The trail turned cold until police got a call from a woman claiming that her husband, 41 year-old Gerald Lee Powers, had a criminal past and drove a red Chevy Beretta. Infrared microscopy was used to match samples of pink cellophane from Power’s home to cellophane found with hidden Jewelry belonging to Shannon. Shannon’s body was exhumed during the investigation an an attempt to match fingernails found at the abduction site and in Power’s car to Shannon’s fingernails.
The Wilson Murder

**The Wilson Murder** refers to episode 8 of the first season of the television series Forensic files which was broadcast for the first time on November 14, 1996.

## Plot summary

In 1992, Alabama eye doctor Jack Wilson is found dead by his wife Betty Wilson, having been beaten, stabbed and lying in a pool of blood with a baseball bat nearby. Police arrest an itinerant painter/handyman, James Dennison White, who is found with the doctor's credit cards.

He accuses the doctor's unfaithful wife and her twin sister, Peggy Lowe, of hiring him to commit the murder. The wife is sent to prison, but at her sister's trial, defense attorneys bring in a forensic expert who testifies that the crime could not have been committed the way the painter said. The sister is acquitted. But the wife remains in prison, and the mystery goes unsolved.
The Big Chill

**The Big Chill** refers to episode 21 of the season 8 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on September 10, 2003.

## Plot summary

For years, a woman suffered from what appeared to be the unpleasant side effects of lithium, a drug prescribed to treat bipolar disorder. Her search for help led her to numerous doctors and hospitals, and resulted in a 4000-page medical file. When she died, investigators had to determine if her death was due to natural causes, suicide, or murder.
Silk Stalkings

**Silk Stalkings** refers to episode 25 of the Season 9 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on December 29, 2004.

## Plot summary

The news of a flight attendant's brutal murder prompted the son of a victim who had been killed five years earlier to contact police. The MO of both murders was remarkably similar, and analysis of the biological evidence from the crime scenes proved that these were serial killings.
Unholy Alliance

**Unholy Alliance** refers to episode 24 of the Season 10 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on November 16, 2005.

## Plot summary

24-year-old Natalie Vasquez worked as a dental assistant in Longmont, Colorado, and Natalie was a very active member of the apostolic church, a denomination with very strict rules for women.

When she disappeared, police feared she was the latest victim in a string of similar crimes. But the MO wasn't quite right. A pair of bloody gloves, unique tire tracks, and ordinary grass and pine needles provided investigators with some extraordinary clues.
Skeleton Key

**Skeleton Key** refers to episode 19 of the Season 14 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on May 20, 2011.

## Plot summary

In 2004, nursing student Tamika Huston went missing from her Spartanburg, South Carolina home. A tip led detectives to her car and they find an unknown house key that could help solve the case.

A locksmith links the key to some public housing and upon extensive investigation, police found Christopher Hampton, a man Huston had been dating at the time of her disappearance. In 2005, her remains were found and shortly thereafter Hampton was arrested and charged with her murder.
Season 13

**Season 13** is the twelth season of Forensic Files, an American documentary-style series which reveals how forensic science is used to solve violent crimes, mysterious accidents, and outbreaks of illness.

The show is broadcast on truTV, narrated by Peter Thomas, and produced by Medstar Television, in association with truTV Original Productions. It has broadcast 406 episodes since its debut on TLC in 1996 as Medical Detectives.

## Premise

Forensic Files is an American documentary-style series which reveals how forensic science is used to solve violent crimes, mysterious accidents, and even outbreaks of illness.

The show is broadcast on truTV, narrated by Peter Thomas, and produced by Medstar Television, in association with truTV Original Productions. It has broadcast 406 episodes since its debut on TLC in 1996 as Medical Detectives.

## Episodes

1. Frozen Assets
2. House Hunting
3. Shoot to Thrill
4. Political Thriller
5. Double Cross
6. Dancing with the Devil
7. Last Dance
8. Constructive Criticism
9. Home Evasion
10. Window Watcher
11. Stranger in the Night
12. Kidnapping
13. Sands of Crime
14. Calculated Coincidence
15. Sworded Scheme
16. Unmasked
17. Fashion Police
18. Church Dis-service
19. Seedy Intentions
20. DNA Dragnet
21. Smiley Face
22. Dirty Laundry
23. Drowning Sorrows
24. As Fault
25. Family Ties
26. Trouble Brewing
27. Holy Terror
28. Needle in a Haystack
29. Room With A View
30. Dollars and Sense
31. Hair Line
32. All That Glitters is Gold
33. Deadly Rebellion
34. Sign of the Crime
35. Covet Thy Neighbour
36. Writing on the Wall
37. Hundreds of Reasons
38. Cold Feet
39. Separation Anxiety
40. Office Visit
41. Palm Saturday
42. Shoe-In for Murder
43. Family Interrupted
44. Runaway Love
45. Watchful Eye
46. Waste Mis-Management
47. Dirty Little Secret
48. Lights Out
49. Pet Rock
50. Best Foot Forward
Watchful Eye

**Watchful Eye** refers to episode 45 of the Season 13 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on April 30, 2010.

## Plot summary

On May 20, 2001, Carrie Nelson, then 20, was beaten to death while working alone in a park office.

The case went unsolved for six years until May 2007 when, in a routine check of DNA samples of prison inmates in South Dakota, police found a match with DNA samples gathered from the crime scene. The samples linked Randy Leeroyal Swaney, 35, to the murder. In August 2008, Randy Swaney was sentenced to life in prison.
A Bite Out of Crime

**A Bite Out of Crime** refers to episode 6 of the season 7 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on February 5, 2002.

## Plot summary

In 1997, two years after a series of unsolved kidnappings and sexual assaults in California. One of the victims suddenly recalled an important detail of the crime which she had not told police. She left some forensic evidence in the assailant's vehicle, evidence that left quite an impression.
Head Games

**Head Games** refers to episode 10 of the Season 9 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on July 22, 2004.

## Plot summary

A young couple decided to celebrate their first wedding anniversary with a camping trip to Mount Hood. During the trip, the husband was shot and killed, and his wife told two different versions of the events which led to his death.

Forensic psychiatry finally enabled her to distinguish fact from fiction, and the evidence from ballistics tests allowed investigators to determine what really happened.
Purr-fect Match

**Purr-fect Match** refers to episode 7 of the Season 7 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on February 12, 2002.

## Plot summary

An examination of the first time animal DNA was used to solve a criminal case. In 1994, on Canada's Prince Edward Island, the body of Douglas Beamish's estranged wife Shirley Duguay was discovered.

Authorities linked 20 cat hairs found on her jacket to a cat owned by Beamish's parents, with whom he lived. Scientists estimated that chances that the hairs came from another feline were one in 50 million. A jury later convicted Beamish of second-degree murder; he was sentenced to 18 years without parole.
Time Will Tell

**Time Will Tell** refers to episode 15 of the Season 5 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on December 19, 2000.

## Plot summary

In this 1996 international case of extortion, murder, and stolen identities, a Canadian scam-artist Albert J. Walker assumes the identity of co-worker Ronald Platt in Harrogate, England as part of a money-laundering scheme.

Platt later turns up dead in an ocean, with an anchor tied around his torso. The only clues to his real identity are a Rolex watch and a maple leaf tattoo. But, the anchor used to sink Platt's dead body ultimately sunk Albert Walker.
Ticker Tape

**Ticker Tape** refers to episode 36 of the Season 11 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on March 21, 2007.

## Plot summary

A lifelong resident of the tiny town of Lefroy, Tasmania was murdered outside his own home. Robbery appeared to be the motive, but with no suspects, the investigation came to a halt. Then the victim's autopsy turned the investigation into a landmark forensics case: The device intended to save his life proved to be the only witness to his death.
The Common Thread

**The Common Thread** is the title given to the first episode of Forensic File's second season which was first broadcast for October 2, 1997

## Sypnosis

Ten bodies had been found between the months of May and November 1984 in the Tampa, Florida area. The police discovered several similarities among these cases. Red carpet fibers had been found on all the bodies, some of the victims were found near tire tracks, and some had hairs from the perpetrator.

It wasn't until November 3, 1984, that the case began to unfold as the perpetrator abducted a 17-year-old female named Lisa McVey but then released her. McVey went to the police with information, such as interior descriptions of the suspect’s car and specifics about an ATM transaction, that eventually led to the arrest of Bobbie Joe Long.
Step by Step

**Step by Step** refers to episode 37 of the Season 11 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on March 28, 2007.

## Plot summary

When a wealthy socialite died after falling down the stairs, the eye witnesses said one thing and the evidence seemed to indicate another. To find out what really happened, investigators turned to forensic science, a physicist and an expert in accident reconstruction.
Tight-fitting Genes

**Tight-fitting Genes** refers to episode 15 of the Season 10 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on September 14, 2005.

## Plot summary

A behavioral profile is helpful in a murder investigation, but it's not a road map to the killer. One such profile caused the Baton Rouge Police Department to search for the wrong man.

They might not have made an arrest, had it not been for a DNA picture of the suspect, painted by a molecular biologist.
Soft Touch

**Soft Touch** refers to episode 9 of the season 6 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on July 16, 2001.

## Plot summary

In March 1990, 22-year-old Dawn Bruce was raped, sodomized, and murdered in her Henrico County, Virginia apartment. The killer left very little evidence, but investigators did notice a blood smear on a pillow case that appeared to have been made by one of the killer's fingers.

New technology enabled investigators to identify a fingerprint from the cloth surface of the pillow case. This gave police the means to apprehend Robert Douglas Knight.
Treads and Threads

**Treads and Threads** refers to episode 14 of the season 6 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on August 20, 2001.

## Plot summary

In 1995, a serial killer was strangling prostitutes in the Tampa, Florida area, then taunting police by leaving the bodies in plain sight. The only clues were a tire impression and some threads.

By the time scientists identify the source of these treads and the threads, police discover that the killer James Randall was right under their noses the entire time.
Strong Impressions

**Strong Impressions** refers to episode 11 of the Season 10 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on August 17, 2005.

## Plot summary

The wife of an Air Force officer was found dead in her bed, with a plastic laundry bag near her face.

At first glance, it appeared she'd been doing laundry, fell asleep, rolled onto the bag, and suffocated. But further investigation proved that the scene had been staged. Her death wasn't an accident; it was cold-blooded murder.
Trouble Brewing

**Trouble Brewing** refers to episode 26 of the Season 13 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on July 24, 2009.

## Plot summary

Two suspects living together were linked to a murder by bloodstained boots and a gun – items that belonged to the one who claimed he’d never met the victim. Police hoped the manufacturing code on beer bottles would prove who was telling the truth.
Whodunit

**Whodunit** was the name that was given to the twelfth episode of the Sixth season of Forensic Files which was first broadcast on August 6, 2001.

## Summary

In 1998, an evening out at a Easton, Maryland murder mystery theatre performance turns into a real life whodunit when the badly burned body of Stephen Hricko is discovered in his hotel room after a fire.

Upon initial investigation, it appeared to be an accidental fire. Lies, greed, and medical trickery can't match the skills of forensic scientists, who bring the curtain down on the real killer, his wife Kimberly Hricko.
Something's Fishy

**Something's Fishy** refers to episode 9 of the Season 2 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on November 27, 1997.

## Plot summary

In 1986, Excedrin bottles sold by a store in Kent, Washington were investigated by police after Susan Snow died from taking pills poisoned with cyanide. Investigators later found a chemical used to clean the algae in fish tanks mixed with the cyanide and, through pet store records, traced the chemical to Stella Nickell.

Stella's husband Bruce had recently died, and, with this new information, detectives re-opened the investigation into his death. Stella had increased Bruce's life insurance shortly before his death. Because the death had to be accidental in order to receive the insurance pay out, she laced several other bottles, waiting for a second poisoning to occur.
Transaction Failed

**Transaction Failed** refers to episode 6 of the Season 12 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on November 6, 2007.

## Plot summary

When a dedicated, well-respected teacher, Diane Tilly, disappeared, police had to determine if she'd gone on vacation without telling anyone, or if she was the victim of foul play. Investigators turned to forensic science, hoping to find the answers they needed.
The Financial Downfall

**The Financial Downfall** refers to episode 12 of the Season 9 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on August 11, 2004.

## Plot summary

A beautiful, vibrant young woman, Deana Wild, fell to her death from a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Initially, investigators thought it was a tragic accident.

But after a forensic examination of photographs taken at the scene, police had a very different picture of what had happened.Virginia McGinnis and BJ McGinnis were convicted of the murder of Deana Wild.
Season 12

**Season 12** is the twelfth season of Forensic Files, an American documentary-style series which reveals how forensic science is used to solve violent crimes, mysterious accidents, and even outbreaks of illness.

The show is broadcast on truTV, narrated by Peter Thomas, and produced by Medstar Television, in association with truTV Original Productions. It has broadcast 406 episodes since its debut on TLC in 1996 as Medical Detectives.

## Premise

Forensic Files is an American documentary-style series which reveals how forensic science is used to solve violent crimes, mysterious accidents, and even outbreaks of illness.

The show is broadcast on truTV, narrated by Peter Thomas, and produced by Medstar Television, in association with truTV Original Productions. It has broadcast 406 episodes since its debut on TLC in 1996 as Medical Detectives.

## Episode

1. Sharper Image
2. Insulated Evidence
3. Cold Hearted
4. Wheel of Misfortune
5. Quite a Spectacle
6. Transaction Failed
7. The Day the Music Died
8. Sole Survivor
9. Insignificant Others
10. Catch 22
11. A Cinderella Story
12. Screen Pass
13. Pressed for Crime
14. Finger Pane
15. Good as Gold
16. Freedom Fighter
17. Dog Day Afternoon
18. Shattered Innocence
19. All Butt Certain
20. Jean Pool
21. Traffic Violations
22. Brotherly Love
23. Disrobed
24. Driven to Silence
25. Printed Proof
26. About Face
27. In the Bag
28. Yes, In Deed
29. Guarded Secrets
30. Smoking Out a Killer
The Letter

**The Letter** is the tenth episode of Forensic Files II's first season. It was broadcast for the first time on the HLN Network on March 22, 2020.

## Summary

In 2015, a health-conscious chiropractor from Whitesboro, New York mysteriously dies. After Mary Yoder's autopsy shows the cause of death as colchicine poisoning, the investigation into her suspicious death becomes a homicide case. Digital forensics are used to tie Internet searches and an anonymous type-written letter to an unlikely suspect - her office administrator who was her son's ex-girlfriend Kaitlyn Conley.
Sole Mate

**Sole Mate** is the second episode of Forensic Files II's third season. It was broadcast for the first time on the HLN Network on February 27, 2022.

## Summary

When a beautiful college student, Johnia Berry, is stabbed to death in her Knoxville apartment, suspicion immediately falls on her roommate. A bloody shoeprint left by the killer exposes a murderer with no history of violence and no reason to kill.
The Barn

**The Barn** is the fifth episode of Forensic Files II's first season. It was broadcast for the first time on the HLN Network on March 8, 2020.

## Summary

In 2005, a popular handyman, Jack Reid Sr, in Derry, New Hampshire is savagely beaten to death in a barn. Initially, authorities had no clue who could have wanted the victim dead, but several forensic clues found at the crime scene lead investigators to discover a complicated conspiracy with an unlikely mastermind and a motive almost too bizarre and too unbelievable to comprehend.
The Dirty Deed

**The Dirty Deed** refers to episode 2 of the Season 2 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 9, 1997.

## Plot summary

On November 18, 1993, friends of Eileen and Derek Severs called and notified the police that the couple had been missing for several days. The police searched the Severs' home in Hambleton, England and questioned their son Roger who had recently moved in with his parents.

Although the bodies had not yet been found, police arrested and detained Roger on suspicion of murdering his parents. Only after finding blood samples in Eileen's car and after careful analysis of the mud flaps on Derek's car, were the police able to determine where Roger had buried his parents. Roger had used his mother's car to discard incriminating evidence and used his father's car to transport the bodies to the burial site.
Within Arm's Reach

**Within Arm's Reach** refers to episode 15 of the Season 8 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on April 23, 2004.

## Plot summary

A police officer accused of killing his estranged wife insists she committed suicide. Investigators say it was murder – that it was physically impossible for the woman to have shot herself. The crime scene evidence is interpreted differently by the defense and prosecution, and the jury must decide if the victim's death was suicide or cold-blooded murder.
True Lies

**True Lies** refers to episode 27 of the Season 8 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on June 29, 2005.

## Plot summary

In the summer of 1986, Kathleen Lipscomb's body was found on a deserted road outside of San Antonio. Months passed, then years, and the crime was never solved.

Then Kathleen's family hired a private investigator, who discovered a diary among her personal effects. Two of the diary entries helped police to piece together what had happened to Kathleen Lipscomb, and why.
The Alibi

**The Alibi** refers to episode 5 of the season 7 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on January 29, 2002.

## Plot summary

In 1991, a high school girl vanishes, after attending a party. Her abandoned vehicle was found in a school parking lot, near her home. The prime suspect had not one, but two alibi witnesses for the night she disappeared. A solid alibi can often overcome much circumstantial evidence. But forensic evidence, though, is another matter.
Til Death Do Us Part

**Til Death Do Us Part** is the title that was given to the sixth episode of Forensic File's fourth season which was first broadcast on November 10, 1999.

## Summary

In Pennsylvania in 1991, Robert Curley was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome when he arrived at the hospital with excruciating leg pains. However, doctors became suspicious during Robert's second admission and tested him for Thallium poisoning, which proved positive, and Robert died shortly thereafter.

Investigators also discovered that Robert's wife Joann Curley was waiting to collect her previous husband's life insurance (from his accidental death) and disagreed with the way Robert wanted to spend it. Joann would then collect additional life insurance if Robert suffered from an accidental death. Joann was arrested five years later, confessed, and pleaded guilty to murder.
The Day the Music Died

**The Day the Music Died** refers to episode 7 of the Season 12 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on November 14, 2007.

## Plot summary

Seattle police had no suspects in the violent murder of post-grunge singer, Mia Zapata. More than a decade would pass before the evidence collected by an extraordinarily prescient medical examiner could be used by forensic scientists to identify the killer.
Speck of Evidence

**Speck of Evidence** refers to episode 11 of the Season 3 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on December 10, 1998.

## Plot summary

In 1984, 8-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson left her home in Flowing Wells, Arizona to run an errand for her mother. She never returned home. Vicki's pink bicycle was found abandoned and slightly damaged later that afternoon on a nearby street, but there was no sign of her.

Police investigators learned that Frank Jarvis Atwood, released after serving time for child molestation in California, had been in the Tucson area but was now gone. The FBI confiscated Atwood's car and found paint from Vicki’s bicycle on his car. They also matched nickel found on the bike to nickel on Atwood's bumper. Atwood was sentenced to death.
Skin of Her Teeth

**Skin of Her Teeth** refers to episode 16 of the Season 6 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on September 3, 2001.

## Plot summary

In 1994, a human skull retrieved from a Hamilton, Ohio pond reveals a ghastly crime. Markings on the skull indicate that the victim had been stabbed multiple times and that the teeth had been removed with needle-nose pliers, in an attempt to keep the victim's identity a secret.

A mitochondrial DNA match between the skull and the victim’s 18-month-old son was used to positively identify the remains as 21-year-old Tina Elaine Mott, who was reported missing two months earlier. Investigators focus on Tina's live-in boyfriend Timothy Bradford, and faced with the forensic evidence against him, Bradford confessed to killing and dismembering Mott.
The Official Forensic Files Casebook

**The Official Forensic Files Casebook**  is a tie in book for the Forensic Files Televion series which was written by Paul Dowling and Vince Sherry, and was published by iBooks and was released around 9 May 2011. It was around 226 pages

## Blurb

Whether you are a Forensic Files fanatic, or just fascinated by the dazzling new world of forensic super sleuths, you will love going behind the scenes of the show that has set the standard for true crime television.

The official Forensic Files Casebook takes you into world of violence and mayhem, but also shows how dedicated forensic scientist are making it harder than ever for anybody to get away with murder.

The Official Forensic Files Casebook includes:

* Insider's information on unseen episodes that were "too hot to air".
* Exclusive photos from memorable episodes.
* A dramatic step by step look at how the Forensic Files team created the headlines making episodes that solved the crime of the century.
* How the show searches for and finds the extraordinary and unique cases that are presented on the show.
* Blow by blow account of the most intriguing episodes, with background information that will add to the excitement and drama
* And much more!

## External Links

* Official Forensic Files Casebook on GoodReads
Walking Terror

**Walking Terror** refers to episode 30 of the Season 9 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on March 2, 2005.

## Plot summary

In the middle of the night, a neighbor watched in horror as a man stabbed his wife, pushed her into the swimming pool, and held her head under water.

When questioned by the police, the husband not only had no explanation for his actions, he also had no recollection of the crime. A jury would have to decide between the evidence at the scene and the mysteries of the mind.
Unholy Vows

**Unholy Vows** refers to episode 13 of the Season 5 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on December 5, 2000.

## Plot summary

The story of Archbishop Valerian D. Trifa, former head of the Romanian Orthodox Church in America, is related. Following World War II, Trifa emigrated from Bucharest, Romania to the United States.

In 1957, survivors of Nazi atrocities in Romania recognized him as having directed a bloody 1941 pogrom against Jews. His United States citizenship was revoked, and he was deported to Portugal in 1984. He died three years later.
Purebread Murder

**Purebread Murder** refers to episode 1 of the Season 14 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on September 10, 2010.

## Plot summary

In 2000, Christina Sanoubane was murdered in her Cedar Rapids apartment after moving away from her abusive boyfriend. There are clues at the scene: bloody footprints and DNA from the victim's rape kit.

But, the evidence that conclusively tied her neighbor Carlos Robinson to the crime was on a freshly baked hamburger bun.
All Wet

**All Wet** refers to episode 8 of the Season 8 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on August 15, 2003.

## Plot summary

On November 7, 1994, Maryann Fullerton-Boczkowski, wife of Timothy Boczkowski, died of an apparent drowning at her home in Pennsylvania.

This led to the investigation of the 1990 death of Mary Elaine Boczkowski, Timothy’s first wife, in North Carolina. The similarities in the cases were striking, and medical examiners had to determine if the suspect's story about accidental drowning was all wet.
The Gambler

**The Gambler** refers to episode 10 of the Season 11 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on September 20, 2006.

## Plot summary

One warm summer afternoon, the town of Verona, Wisconsin, faced its first triple homicide. To solve the case, investigators had to delve into the world of high rollers and offshore betting.
Wheel of Misfortune

**Wheel of Misfortune** refers to episode 4 of the Season 12 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 24, 2007.

## Plot summary

Security cameras in a casino tracked a young woman's, Christie Wilson, movements until shortly before she disappeared. She was never seen again, but through the evidence she left behind, she was able to tell investigators what happened to her and who was responsible.

## Update

On August 24, 2020, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office announced the remains of Christie Wilson, who had been missing since October 2005, have been identified. Wilson was last seen leaving Thunder Valley casino in Lincoln in the arms of Mario Garcia. In 2006, Garcia was tried for Wilson’s murder and in 2007 he was convicted. Garcia always maintained he was innocent. Placer County investigators say they found Wilson’s body on a 4.5-acre piece of land Garcia owned at the time of Wilson’s death. That Auburn property was searched in 2005 with cadaver dogs but nothing was found.
This time around, they used ground-penetrating radar. Skeletal remains were found, officials said, and dental records confirmed them to be Wilson’s. However, investigators admitted they got a tip that gave them a better idea of where exactly to search. They have been vague with those details.
Material Evidence

**Material Evidence** refers to episode 8 of the Season 5 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 31, 2000.

## Plot summary

In July 1982, 11-year-old Krista Harrison was abducted from a park in Marshallville, Ohio, and her body was found 6 days later. She had been raped and murdered. There were few clues to the killer's identity, but authorities were intrigued by unusual orange fibers on clothing found near the victim. Months went by, and the case went cold, until a van turned up with what appeared to be the same orange fibers.

The latest in forensic technology was able to determine that there was a connection between the van and the victim. The van’s owner, Robert Anthony Buell, was convicted of rape and murder and sentenced to death. The murder of Tina Harmon was compared to the Krista Harrison case.
Seeds for Doubt

**Seeds for Doubt** refers to episode 22 of the Season 9 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 7, 2004.

## Plot summary

In 2002, a small community in upstate New York was devastated when Patty Wlasiuk died when their truck went into a lake, from which her husband Peter stated he narrowly escaped.

Investigators initially thought alcohol was to blame, but blood tests proved the victim was not intoxicated. Burdock seed pods found in her hair and on her clothes would indicate that this was no accident. It was cold-blooded murder.
House Call

**House Call** refers to episode 38 of the Season 7 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on June 28, 2003.

## Plot summary

The investigation into the murder of Dr. Louis Davidson in St. Petersburg, Florida crosses jurisdictions from New York to Jamaica. The police rely on cell phone mapping, wiretapping and a host of forensic evidence to link a suspect to a murder.

The victim’s wife, Denise Davidson, and the two hitmen, Robert Gordon and Meryl Stanley “Tony” McDonald, were convicted for the conspiracy. Denise Davidson’s boyfriend, Leonardo “Leo” Anselmo Cisneros, remains at large.
Social Circle

**Social Circle** is the twelfth episode of Forensic Files's Season 14 which was first broadcast for the first time on February 11, 2011.

## Summary

In 2003, Tiffany Rowell and three of her friends were brutally murdered in their affluent Clear Lake, Texas, neighborhood and the crime scene yielded little evidence.

The next-door neighbors had seen two young people dressed in black walking nearby and their descriptions were used to create composite drawings, which become a key element in solving the crime. Eventually, an anonymous tip pointed police to a former friend to three of the victims named Christine Paolilla and her then-boyfriend Christopher Lee Snider.
Season 6

**Season 6** is the sixth season of Forensic Files, an American documentary-style television series which reveals how forensic science is used to solve violent crimes, mysterious accidents, and even outbreaks of illness.

The third series was broadcast weekly from May 21 – December 10, 2001 and consisted of thirty episodes which all covered a separate mystery.

## Episodes

1. Missing in Time
2. Missing Pearl
3. Man's Best Friend?
4. Hand Delivered
5. Death Play
6. Fire Dot Com
7. Mistaken for Dead
8. Frozen Evidence
9. Soft Touch
10. Church Disappearance
11. Photo Finish
12. Whodunit
13. Horse Play
14. Treads and Threads
15. Killer's "Cattle" Log
16. Skin of Her Teeth
17. Line of Fire
18. Bad Blood
19. Pure Evil
20. Root of all Evil
21. Where the Blood Drops
22. Punch Line
23. Sibling Rivalry
24. Pastoral Care
25. Bagging a Killer
26. Double Trouble
27. Cats, Flies & Snapshots
28. Naked Justice
29. Treading Not So Lightly
30. Shopping Spree
Van-ished

**Van-ished** refers to episode 21 of the Season 11 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on December 6, 2006.

## Plot summary

A twelve-year-old girl claimed she had been abducted and sexually assaulted. She recounted what happened in such a flat, unemotional voice that police found it difficult to believe her.

Fibers on her clothing would prove she was telling the truth, and help police to find her attacker.
Water Logged

**Water Logged** refers to episode 11 of the Season 14 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on January 28, 2011.

## Plot summary

In 1989, the dead bodies of Joan Rogers and her two teenage daughters were found floating in Tampa Bay. The water washed away any evidence, but police hoped a handwritten note found in the victims' car would lead to the killer, so they posted huge copies of the note on five highway billboards.

By doing this, they received a call from a woman, for whom Oba Chandler had done work, and they positively identified his handwriting, as well as a palm print left on the note.
Scout's Honor

**Scout's Honor** refers to episode 12 of the Season 7 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on March 19, 2003.

## Plot summary

In Pennsylvania 1984, a passer-by finds the torso of a woman in a cardboard box. Investigators rely on insect activity analysis by a forensic entomologist to determine when the murder victim was killed. She remained unknown until a year later, when her sister called to report her missing.

Eventually she was identified as Edna Posey. Investigators then looked into Donald Ruby, whom Edna had asked to watch her 11-year-old son Randy. Investigators theorized that Donald Ruby had grown fond of Randy and killed Edna to keep her from taking her son back. Donald Ruby was convicted of her murder, but would further forensic entomology change the outcome?
Wood-be Killer

**Wood-be Killer** refers to episode 41 of the Season 10 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on March 15, 2006.

## Plot summary

A killer tried to incinerate and destroy everything that could link him to his crime. But in doing so, he inadvertently created new forensic evidence, evidence which came to light with a technique never before used in a criminal investigation.
Video Diary

**Video Diary** refers to episode 18 of the Season 5 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on January 9, 2001.

## Plot summary

In 1998 when Lansing, Michigan convenience store employee Wanda Mason is found dead, having been shot at point blank range, investigators find that the entire murder has been caught on the store's videotape security camera.

But the image of the killer is so degraded that it seems impossible to positively identify him, until old fashioned forensic science and space age technology come together to reveal the identity of the killer as Ronald Leon Allen.
Season 10

**Season 10** is the tenth season of Forensic Files which consisted of forty two episodes, running from April 27, 2005 – March 15, 2006.

## Premise

Forensic Files is an American documentary-style series which reveals how forensic science is used to solve violent crimes, mysterious accidents, and even outbreaks of illness.

The show is broadcast on truTV, narrated by Peter Thomas, and produced by Medstar Television, in association with truTV Original Productions. It has broadcast 406 episodes since its debut on TLC in 1996 as Medical Detectives.

## Episodes

1. Trial By Fire
2. Marked For Life
3. Plastic Puzzle
4. Up In Smoke
5. Soiled Plan
6. Headquarters
7. One For The Road
8. Army Of Evidence
9. Shear Luck
10. Tagging A Suspect
11. Strong Impressions
12. Cereal Killer
13. Crash Course
14. A Leg Up On Crime
15. Tight-fitting Genes
16. Deadly Valentine
17. Picture This
18. Oily In The Morning
19. Gold Rush
20. Four On The Floor
21. Writer's Block
22. A Clean Getaway
23. Prints Among Thieves
24. Unholy Alliance
25. Signed, Sealed & Delivered
26. Cop Out
27. Summer Obsession
28. Elemental Clue
29. Moss, Not Grass
30. Material Witness
31. Garden of Evil
32. Sunday School Ambush
33. Penchant for Poison
34. Bump in the Night
35. Sole Searching
36. Murder on the Menu
37. Hot on the Trail
38. High 'n Dry
39. To the Viktor
40. Wired for Disaster
41. Wood-be Killer
42. Enemy Within
Ten of Hearts

**Ten of Hearts** is the fourth episode of Forensic Files II's second season. It was broadcast for the first time on the HLN Network on July 18, 2021.

## Summary

In 1972, a 20-year-old woman Jody Loomis sets out on her bike and never returns. Her body found just a few miles from her house in Snohomish County, Washington, with a gunshot wound to the head. Who would do such a thing? Years go by without any hard evidence or leads, until a new generation of investigators and modern technology breaks the case and finally puts a face to the killer.
Weakest Link

**Weakest Link** refers to episode 11 of the Season 11 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on September 27, 2006.

## Plot summary

The body of a young girl was discovered on isolated farmland near Delano, California. She had no ID, but police found mailbox and house keys in the pocket of her jeans. With no other clues, they checked the mailboxes of every apartment building in Delano and their persistence paid off.
Funeral Services

**Funeral Services** refers to episode 20 of the Season 14 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on June 3, 2011.

## Plot summary

In 2002, funeral director Lonnie Turner, Sr. was found shot to death in his Navasota, Texas home. His son Lonnie Jr. became the prime suspect, particularly after it was discovered that the murder was committed with his gun.

However, he had an alibi for the time of the murder. Later, detectives found a mask near the crime scene and DNA evidence led them to Turner's godson James David White.
Timothy Wilson Spencer

**Timothy Wilson Spencer** (March 17, 1962 – April 27, 1994), also known as the "Southside Strangler", was a serial killer who committed three rapes and murders in Richmond, Virginia and one in Arlington, Virginia in the fall of 1987.

In addition, he is believed to have committed at least one previous murder, in 1984, for which a different man, David Vasquez, was wrongfully convicted. He was known to police as a prolific home burglar.

Timothy Wilson Spencer case is covered in Season One's episode "Southside Strangler."
Stick 'em Up

**Stick 'em Up** refers to episode 9 of the Season 9 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on June 21, 2007.

## Plot summary

Residents of Noel, Missouri were stunned to learn that their bank had been robbed and the bank president was missing. His body was later found floating in a lake, securely bound to a chair with duct tape.

When the tape was carefully reassembled using a technique known as end match analysis, investigators discovered one piece was missing. It would be that piece, and tips from concerned citizens, which would solve the crime.