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S13 E18 Church Dis-service

Documentary

TV-14

21m

Aug 3, 2018

A young woman attends evening church services, then disappears. When her abandoned car is found, the tank is empty and a gas can she kept in her trunk for emergencies is missing.

Season 13, 50 Episodes

Forensic Files - Frozen Assets

In 2004, Mary Ann Clibbery was found brutally murdered at her Illinois business. Investigators had to determine if this was a robbery gone wrong or a calculated murder.

Forensic Files - House Hunting

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. Police used forensic hypnosis to help him recall every detail of the man's appearance.

Forensic Files - Shoot to Thrill

Shoot to Thrill,

In 2003, St. Cloud teenager Jason MacLennan returned home after a night out with friends and discovered his father's body lying in a pool of blood.

Forensic Files - Political Thriller

Political Thriller,

In 2006, Nevada politician Kathy Augustine died mysteriously during a re-election campaign. The medical examiner could neither isolate the cause of death, nor explain the tiny puncture wounds discovered during the autopsy.

Forensic Files - Double Cross

In 1996, Virginia Beach police arrive at the Makdessi apartment to find the bloodied bodies of Elise Makdessi and Navy sailor Quincy Brown. But was Brown Elise's lover or her assailant?

Forensic Files - Dancing with the Devil

Dancing with the Devil,

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.

Forensic Files - Last Dance

In 2000, the body of exotic dancer Rachel Siani was found beneath a New Jersey bridge. Investigators wondered if she had committed suicide. They discovered that Rachel offered to assist a drunk customer named John "Jack" Denofa to his motel room.

Forensic Files - Constructive Criticism

Constructive Criticism,

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, indicating a personal relationship between the victim and the attacker.

Forensic Files - Home Evasion

In 2000, Judy Southern arrived home from work and was shot by a gunman waiting within. Her husband arrived shortly afterwards, called emergency services and drove her to the hospital.

Forensic Files - Window Watcher

Window Watcher,

In 1986, Gary Dale Larson was stabbed to death in his Edmond, Oklahoma home. The killer then sexually assaulted Larson's girlfriend, Janet Haynes.

Forensic Files - Stranger in the Night

Stranger in the Night,

In 1991, Dorothy Donovan was murdered in her Dover, Delaware home. When her son stated that she was murdered by a hitchhiker he had picked up, police were skeptical.

Forensic Files - Kidnapping

In 2001, Ginger Hayes and her infant son were abducted during a carjacking. The crime had been reported by a witness within minutes of occurrence.

Forensic Files - Sands of Crime

Sands of Crime,

In the early hours of a morning just before Christmas, a college student was abducted from the parking lot of her apartment. Her body was found later that day; she had been sexually assaulted and shot at point-blank range.

Forensic Files - Calculated Coincidence

Calculated Coincidence,

A young woman is found dead in her apartment. With little evidence at the scene, the case turns cold — until police discover a link between their prime suspect and an unsolved murder committed six years earlier in a different state.

Forensic Files - Sworded Scheme

Sworded Scheme,

When a college student is reported missing, police believe their investigation will be like countless others. But when they discover blood spatter in her boyfriend's bedroom, they know this case is going to be different.

Forensic Files - Unmasked

A serial rapist is on the loose in a Texas town. No one knew where he'd strike next, but the audacity of his attacks and the escalation of violence against his victims made finding him imperative.

Forensic Files - Fashion Police

Fashion Police,

The victim had been stabbed more than thirty times and the crime scene was awash with her blood. Near her head, police discovered a distinctive button with strands of thread still attached.

Forensic Files - Church Dis-service

Church Dis-service,

A young woman attends evening church services, then disappears. When her abandoned car is found, the tank is empty and a gas can she kept in her trunk for emergencies is missing.

Forensic Files - Seedy Intentions

Seedy Intentions,

When a 9-year-old girl goes missing, police and volunteers spend weeks searching for her. A psychic's vision leads to a field where her body is discovered, along with what investigators hope is enough evidence to find her killer.

Forensic Files - DNA Dragnet

Digital enhancement of security camera footage shows that what appears to be a casual encounter is actually a forced abduction. When investigators suspect the crimes are not random, they fear a serial killer may be on the loose.

Forensic Files - Smiley Face

The woman had been sexually assaulted, stabbed repeatedly and left for dead. When a perfect suspect practically turned himself in, police were sure they had their man — until DNA evidence proved them wrong.

Forensic Files - Dirty Laundry

The victim 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.

Forensic Files - Drowning Sorrows

Drowning Sorrows,

A family vacation turns into a nightmare when a woman is found face-down in a lake.

Forensic Files - As Fault

Witnesses saw a woman in the back of a truck, flailing her arms and screaming. When they found a jacket near a pool of blood, they knew what they had seen wasn't a joy ride.

Forensic Files - Family Ties

When court clerk Peter Porco doesn't report to work in November 2004, a courts officer is ordered to the Porcos' family home in Bethlehem, NY.

Forensic Files - Trouble Brewing

Trouble Brewing,

Two suspects are linked to a murder by bloodstained boots and a gun, but the owner of the items says he has never met the victim. Investigators hope manufacturing codes from beer bottles will determine who is telling the truth.

Forensic Files - Holy Terror

This episode documents a deadly bombing at a church in Oakwood, Illinois, in December 1997.

Forensic Files - Needle in a Haystack

Needle in a Haystack,

There was no clear reason for a young, healthy college student to be dead. But when the coroner discovered a tiny clue during the autopsy, investigators were able to uncover a mystery filled with betrayal and revenge.

Forensic Files - Room with a View

Room with a View,

A young woman is stabbed more than 100 times. The killer leaves DNA behind, but investigators must play a cat-and-mouse game to obtain a suspect's DNA to match.

Forensic Files - Dollars and Sense

Dollars and Sense,

On Christmas Eve 2005, a man's body is found burning near Baltimore. He's eventually identified as 26-year-old Wesley Person. Distinctive building materials from the 1930s play a crucial role in solving this case.

Forensic Files - Hair Line

Doctors don't know why a young scientist has fallen gravely ill. When tests finally reveal the cause, it's too late to save him.

Forensic Files - All that Glitters is Gold

All that Glitters is Gold,

Police discover a bullet-riddled car, a missing driver and no witnesses. Had the victim been abducted or was she dead? The answers are found in a unique clue, so tiny it was measured in millionths of a meter.

Forensic Files - Deadly Rebellion

Deadly Rebellion,

Even though their daughter had run away before, she had always come back. Her parents were sure this time would be no different, but they were wrong.

Forensic Files - Sign of the Crime

Sign of the Crime,

In little more than a month, two women who lived in the same apartment complex were brutally murdered. The similarities of the crime scenes led police to conclude they were dealing with a serial killer who harbored an intense hatred of women.

Forensic Files - Covet Thy Neighbour

Covet Thy Neighbour,

When a college student vanished without a trace, her fellow students were concerned about her safety and their own.

Forensic Files - Writing on the Wall

Writing on the Wall,

The victim was well liked and successful, which made the brutality of the crime even harder to understand.

Forensic Files - Hundreds of Reasons

Hundreds of Reasons,

An assistant manager of a Florida steakhouse is stabbed to death. It appears to be a robbery gone wrong, but a bloody fingerprint reveals that he knew his killer.

Forensic Files - Cold Feet

In 1985, Julie Estes was kidnapped from the Southside convenience store where she worked. Her body was found the next day, but the killing went unsolved until 2003.

Forensic Files - Separation Anxiety

Separation Anxiety,

Tracey Frame, 35, was convicted of killing David Nixon in April 2002 after he planned to end their relationship.

Forensic Files - Office Visit

A surgeon is stabbed to death and the most likely suspect is seen in a restaurant at the time of the murder.

Forensic Files - Palm Saturday

At the scene of a vicious murder, the killer went to a great deal of effort to wipe away his fingerprints and obscure his shoe impressions left when he tracked blood trails on the floor.

Forensic Files - Shoe-In For Murder

Shoe-In For Murder,

In 2007, Brian and Beverly Mauck were found dead in their Graham, Washington home. Using a bloody palm print and shoe prints at the scene, investigators focus their attention on Daniel Tavares, who had previously inked a tattoo on Brian's back.

Forensic Files - Family Interrupted

Family Interrupted,

On May 12, 1994, Crystal Perry was viciously murdered in her home in Bridgton, Maine. Michael Hutchinson, 32, was later found guilty in the slaying.

Forensic Files - Runaway Love

Rachael Mullenix, 19, was convicted of stabbing her mother, Barbara Mullenix, in 2006. She allegedly packed her mother's bloodied corpse in a cardboard box before dumping it in California's Newport Bay.

Forensic Files - Watchful Eye

On May 20, 2001, Carrie Nelson was beaten to death while working alone in a park office. The case went unsolved for six years. Finally, police found a match with DNA samples gathered from the crime scene.

Forensic Files - Waste Mis-Management

Waste Mis-Management,

Foul play is suspected when Fort Worth factory worker Glenda Furch disappears after completing her shift.

Forensic Files - Dirty Little Secret

Dirty Little Secret,

Police get a clue about a couple who disappeared on Memorial Day weekend during an in-progress robbery. The evidence found solves a brutal crime.

Forensic Files - Lights Out

In this episode, the decade-old murder of a young Texas housewife is investigated.

Forensic Files - Pet Rock

In 1995, Palm Beach waitress Denise O'Neill is abducted and murdered. Her neighbor Luis Caballero arouses suspicions by behaving oddly toward TV crews covering the crime.

Forensic Files - Best Foot Forward

Best Foot Forward,

In 2007, Shamaia Smith disappears from a strip club in East Hartford, CT. Police consider various patrons of the club, but focus on local businessman Kenneth Otto.

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Forensic Files

Documentary

TV-14

14 Seasons

23m

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