• Hello and Welcome to the Forensic Files Website

    If there were a Forensic Science Hall of Fame, Ed Cutchins would certainly be in it.

    Ed figured prominently in our episode entitled “Shear Luck,” which is about the murder of Julie Snodgrass. Julie’s husband, Joe, was a sergeant in the Air Force, and military investigators were convinced he was responsible for her death. They suspected that two 5-1/4” floppy disks (the standard of the day) found among Joe’s belongings contained incriminating evidence. Unfortunately, the disks had been cut into little pieces before investigators could examine them.

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  • About The Show

    Forensic Files® is a pioneer in the field of fact-based, high-tech, dramatic storytelling. This series of television programs delves into the world of forensic science, profiling intriguing crimes, accidents and outbreaks of disease from around the world.

    ForensicFiles.com is the official source for information about the program — and the premier online destination for video and information on Forensic Science.

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  • Behind the Scenes

    Ever wondered how we pull off all the stunts and recreations in Forensic Files? We reveal the secrets in our Behind the Scenes video series.

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  • Peter Thomas

    At Forensic Files® he is jokingly referred to as “the franchise.” Peter has been in this business for more than 50 years – narrating Academy Award winning documentaries, television specials, concert performances and commercials. It’s a thrill and honor having him as a part of the Forensic Files® series. Peter is the son of a Welsh minister and an English schoolteacher, who learned from his parents how to communicate, project, and enunciate. Every night growing up, Peter read stories aloud [...]

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  • Hello and Welcome to the Forensic Files Website
  • About The Show
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Peter Thomas
 

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  • Sworded Scheme

    A college student is reported missing, and police discover blood spatter in her boyfriend’s bedroom – blood spatter someone has gone to great lengths to conceal.

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  • Water Logged

    The bodies of three women 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.

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  • Low Maintenance

    A young college student is found dead in her apartment. There are no obvious signs of foul play, but skin cells under her fingernails yield DNA of an unknown male suspect, and petechial hemorrhages in her eyes prove this is a homicide.

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  • Hairline

    Doctors don’t know why the young scientist is gravely ill.  When tests finally reveal the cause, it’s too late to save him.  Police hope that lab analysis of his hair, showing when attempts were made on his life and what was used, will lead to the killer.

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  • Trouble Brewing

    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.

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  • Touch of Evil

    The “Last Call Killer” targeted men in gay bars who drank heavily.  After killing and dismembering them, he carefully washed away the evidence.  He eluded capture for almost ten years, until new technology revealed fingerprints no one knew were there.

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  • Trail of a Killer

    A woman is murdered on a jogging trail in the middle of the day. The leads from cell phone records and search dogs go nowhere. Nine days later, a witness tells police about a chance encounter, and cigarette butts which may contain the killer’s DNA.

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  • Ring Him Up

    After the college co-ed vanished, the kidnapper called and said he’d soon tell them what he wanted for her return. He never called, and she was never seen again. Ten years later, tiny metal particles would implicate the man who’d been a suspect all alone.

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About Forensic Files

Forensic Files® is a pioneer in the field of fact-based, high-tech, dramatic storytelling. This series of television programs delves into the world of forensic science, profiling intriguing crimes, accidents and outbreaks of disease from around the world.

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