Forensic Files

HLN

  • 20 minutes 17 seconds
    Pastoral Care
    This episode originally aired June 17, 2019. When the body of a female prison guard shows up in a landfill, investigators suspect the prisoners in the facility where she worked. The medical examiner found an important clue, a "signature" element, which figured in two other murders.

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    5 February 2026, 8:00 am
  • 20 minutes 13 seconds
    Where The Blood Drops
    This episode originally aired June 13, 2019. When someone dies under mysterious circumstances, the spouse almost always is a suspect -- especially if they are in bed, sleeping beside the individual at the time of their death.

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    29 January 2026, 8:00 am
  • 20 minutes 12 seconds
    Naked Justice
    This episode originally aired June 10, 2019. A 29-year-old pregnant wife is found dead in her home of a gunshot wound to the head. Blood spatter analysis led police to the truth.

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    22 January 2026, 8:00 am
  • 20 minutes 20 seconds
    Video Diary
    This episode originally aired June 6, 2019. A gas station employee was shot at point blank range. Police find the entire murder was caught on the station's security camera.

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    15 January 2026, 8:00 am
  • 22 minutes 44 seconds
    Killigraphy
    This episode originally aired June 3, 2019. A man considered unstable by his neighbors is accused of killing his wife. But a medical detective holds a different view.

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    8 January 2026, 8:00 am
  • 22 minutes 43 seconds
    The Metal Business

    This episode originally aired May 30, 2019. It looked like sixty-two-year-old Phillip Rouss, Jr. had it all: family, friends, and a new business which was the culmination of a life-long dream. Then his health began to deteriorate. Doctors couldn't pinpoint the cause of the illness and Phil began to suspect his condition was no accident. Toxicologists and investigators identified the real problem just in time to save Phil's life.

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    1 January 2026, 8:00 am
  • 22 minutes 37 seconds
    Without a Prayer

    This episode originally aired May 27, 2019. When the once called America's most hated woman and her top two lieutenants disappeared, there was no shortage of suspects.

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    25 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 22 minutes 55 seconds
    Nailed

    This episode originally aired May 23, 2019. 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.

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    18 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 22 minutes 57 seconds
    A Clean Getaway

    This episode originally aired May 20, 2019. An employee of a dry-cleaner was raped and murdered in the store, and investigators thought themselves fortunate to have two eyewitnesses. Their descriptions were similar but not identical, and the prime suspect didn't come close to resembling that person. So police turned to forensic science for the answers they needed.

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    11 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 22 minutes 49 seconds
    Cold Hearted

    This episode originally aired May 16, 2019. When a young fireman died from what appeared to be serious but undiagnosed heart disease, his family and friends were devastated but they had no proof of foul play. Then they learned that, six years earlier in a nearby town, a young police officer died in the same way. The men had one thing in common: At the time of their deaths, they were married to the same woman.

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    4 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 22 minutes 41 seconds
    A Bitter Pill To Swallow

    This episode originally aired May 13, 2019. A 33-year old woman meets, falls in love with, and marries a successful young doctor, but an unusual amount of discomfort during her pregnancy arouses her suspicions, prompting a personal investigation that culminates in a startling revelation.

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    27 November 2025, 8:00 am
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