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Season 9, 18 episodes

Episode 1: Hidden Obsessions
- Now playing
- 50m
- Oct 28, 2003
Sometimes those closest to a victim can be the most dangerous. Beneath a layer of trust can lurk a deadly obsession. In these cases, authorities employ an arsenal of forensic techniques to uncover the twisted path of lies that leads to murder.
Episode 2: Blind Trust
- 56m
- Nov 25, 2003
Often, a killer will build the victim’s trust before he or she attacks. In this episode, New Mexico police search for a missing teenager who disappeared from a local skating rink. Authorities suspect the two friends she was last seen with.
Episode 3: Shattered Vows
- 50m
- Jan 10, 2004
Marriage is one of the tightest bonds two people can have, until lies and deceit drive one of them to kill. In this episode, forensic experts are employed to link a woman’s husband to her violent murder and uncover a murder disguised as an accident.
Episode 4: Fatal Impressions
- 50m
- Jan 13, 2004
Sometimes the faintest fingerprint or tire track is all investigators need to solve even the most brutal of crimes. When a woman’s body is discovered in a field, detectives employ a rarely used technique to bring her killer to justice.
Episode 5: Misplaced Loyalty
- 51m
- Jan 17, 2004
A house fire in California turns into a murder investigation when authorities discover that the victim’s best friend and personal manager had recently cleaned out her bank account.
Episode 6: Killing Time
- 50m
- Jan 29, 2004
A killer will often try to disguise the victim’s body in an attempt to the hide the actual cause of death; however, forensics cannot be fooled. In this episode, authorities use reverse DNA testing to identify remains and solve an old crime.
Episode 7: Silent Killers
- 50m
- Mar 31, 2004
When money is the motive, there is no limit to what a killer will do to get away with their fortune. When officers find the dismembered remains of a young man, they also discover his girlfriend recently took out an insurance policy on the deceased.
Episode 8: Out to Kill
- 50m
- Mar 16, 2004
Sometimes, cooperation from people who are not associated with a crime in any way is the only link between a criminal and the clues left behind for forensic experts. This episode examines cases in which good Samaritans help solve puzzling crimes.
Episode 9: Raw Greed
- 51m
- Mar 27, 2004
Even ordinary objects, when used to kill, carry enough evidence for forensic scientists to piece together the most complicated murders. In this episode, criminals are brought to justice with evidence found on mundane, household objects.
Episode 10: Murderous Attractions
- 50m
- Apr 10, 2004
The most sacred of vows are sometimes not enough to stop a serious desire. In this episode, a nurse suspects a patient’s husband of attempted murder by poisoning and a man stages his depressed wife’s murder as a suicide.
Episode 11: Broken Trust
- 50m
- Apr 24, 2004
Often, criminals misuse the trust they’ve built with their victims to commit heinous misdeeds. A family discovers the mummified remains of a pregnant woman; a nurse notices an unusually high number of deaths in an ICU unit and suspects foul play.
Episode 12: Price of Murder
- 50m
- May 8, 2004
When the amount of money is substantial, a person can be motivated to do terrible things to someone they love. Police discover that a large life insurance policy was motive for a man’s murder. A woman hires help to cover up her husband’s death.
Episode 13: Stolen Youth
- 50m
- Jun 12, 2004
Murdering a child is perhaps the most heinous of crimes. But no matter how defenseless a killer believes a young child to be, there is no hiding from the clues left behind.
Episode 14: Loved to Death
- 50m
- Jul 17, 2004
Forensic science has advanced so much that even the oldest remains still share the clues necessary to convict a killer. Investigators use DNA to solve a murder case from 1980.
Episode 15: Written in Blood
- 50m
- Aug 14, 2004
Blood can be the most telling evidence of a murder and often it is the only thing investigators have to link a killer to his or her victim. Forensic scientists and medical examiners look at blood spatter patterns to determine how someone was killed.
Episode 16: Critical Evidence
- 50m
- Aug 28, 2004
Whether it is a fingerprint or a single bullet, sometimes it is the smallest piece of evidence that is needed to crack the biggest cases. In this episode, detectives use an ingenious technique to find the bullet that killed an elderly man.
Episode 17: Fatal Twist
- 50m
- Sep 18, 2004
When an unexpected crime occurs with no eyewitnesses, very few clues and the killers on the run, authorities must rely on forensic science to discover the fatal twist in these cases.
Episode 18: Vanished
- 50m
- Oct 31, 2004
Murderers will go to great lengths to keep their crimes concealed, but forensic evidence is impossible to cover up. In this episode, authorities rush to identify bodies found in drum barrels and locate several missing women linked to the killer.

The New Detectives

Case Studies in Forensic Science

1996 to 2004
Rated TV-PG
9 seasons
50m per episode
Documentary
Crime
Drama

8.1TMDB(10)

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The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science is a documentary true crime television show that aired two to three different cases in forensic science per episode.

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Ran for 9 seasons and 121 episodes (1996 to 2004)
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Status: Canceled
Seasons: 9
Episodes: 121
First aired: June 10, 1996
Last aired: October 31, 2004
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America

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New Dominion Pictures

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Episodes

Season 9, 18 episodes

Episode 1: Hidden Obsessions
- Now playing
- 50m
- Oct 28, 2003
Sometimes those closest to a victim can be the most dangerous. Beneath a layer of trust can lurk a deadly obsession. In these cases, authorities employ an arsenal of forensic techniques to uncover the twisted path of lies that leads to murder.
Episode 2: Blind Trust
- 56m
- Nov 25, 2003
Often, a killer will build the victim’s trust before he or she attacks. In this episode, New Mexico police search for a missing teenager who disappeared from a local skating rink. Authorities suspect the two friends she was last seen with.
Episode 3: Shattered Vows
- 50m
- Jan 10, 2004
Marriage is one of the tightest bonds two people can have, until lies and deceit drive one of them to kill. In this episode, forensic experts are employed to link a woman’s husband to her violent murder and uncover a murder disguised as an accident.
Episode 4: Fatal Impressions
- 50m
- Jan 13, 2004
Sometimes the faintest fingerprint or tire track is all investigators need to solve even the most brutal of crimes. When a woman’s body is discovered in a field, detectives employ a rarely used technique to bring her killer to justice.
Episode 5: Misplaced Loyalty
- 51m
- Jan 17, 2004
A house fire in California turns into a murder investigation when authorities discover that the victim’s best friend and personal manager had recently cleaned out her bank account.
Episode 6: Killing Time
- 50m
- Jan 29, 2004
A killer will often try to disguise the victim’s body in an attempt to the hide the actual cause of death; however, forensics cannot be fooled. In this episode, authorities use reverse DNA testing to identify remains and solve an old crime.
Episode 7: Silent Killers
- 50m
- Mar 31, 2004
When money is the motive, there is no limit to what a killer will do to get away with their fortune. When officers find the dismembered remains of a young man, they also discover his girlfriend recently took out an insurance policy on the deceased.
Episode 8: Out to Kill
- 50m
- Mar 16, 2004
Sometimes, cooperation from people who are not associated with a crime in any way is the only link between a criminal and the clues left behind for forensic experts. This episode examines cases in which good Samaritans help solve puzzling crimes.
Episode 9: Raw Greed
- 51m
- Mar 27, 2004
Even ordinary objects, when used to kill, carry enough evidence for forensic scientists to piece together the most complicated murders. In this episode, criminals are brought to justice with evidence found on mundane, household objects.
Episode 10: Murderous Attractions
- 50m
- Apr 10, 2004
The most sacred of vows are sometimes not enough to stop a serious desire. In this episode, a nurse suspects a patient’s husband of attempted murder by poisoning and a man stages his depressed wife’s murder as a suicide.
Episode 11: Broken Trust
- 50m
- Apr 24, 2004
Often, criminals misuse the trust they’ve built with their victims to commit heinous misdeeds. A family discovers the mummified remains of a pregnant woman; a nurse notices an unusually high number of deaths in an ICU unit and suspects foul play.
Episode 12: Price of Murder
- 50m
- May 8, 2004
When the amount of money is substantial, a person can be motivated to do terrible things to someone they love. Police discover that a large life insurance policy was motive for a man’s murder. A woman hires help to cover up her husband’s death.
Episode 13: Stolen Youth
- 50m
- Jun 12, 2004
Murdering a child is perhaps the most heinous of crimes. But no matter how defenseless a killer believes a young child to be, there is no hiding from the clues left behind.
Episode 14: Loved to Death
- 50m
- Jul 17, 2004
Forensic science has advanced so much that even the oldest remains still share the clues necessary to convict a killer. Investigators use DNA to solve a murder case from 1980.
Episode 15: Written in Blood
- 50m
- Aug 14, 2004
Blood can be the most telling evidence of a murder and often it is the only thing investigators have to link a killer to his or her victim. Forensic scientists and medical examiners look at blood spatter patterns to determine how someone was killed.
Episode 16: Critical Evidence
- 50m
- Aug 28, 2004
Whether it is a fingerprint or a single bullet, sometimes it is the smallest piece of evidence that is needed to crack the biggest cases. In this episode, detectives use an ingenious technique to find the bullet that killed an elderly man.
Episode 17: Fatal Twist
- 50m
- Sep 18, 2004
When an unexpected crime occurs with no eyewitnesses, very few clues and the killers on the run, authorities must rely on forensic science to discover the fatal twist in these cases.
Episode 18: Vanished
- 50m
- Oct 31, 2004
Murderers will go to great lengths to keep their crimes concealed, but forensic evidence is impossible to cover up. In this episode, authorities rush to identify bodies found in drum barrels and locate several missing women linked to the killer.

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Hidden Obsessions

E2 Episode 2: Blind Trust

E3 Episode 3: Shattered Vows

E4 Episode 4: Fatal Impressions

E5 Episode 5: Misplaced Loyalty

E6 Episode 6: Killing Time

E7 Episode 7: Silent Killers

E8 Episode 8: Out to Kill

E9 Episode 9: Raw Greed

E10 Episode 10: Murderous Attractions

E11 Episode 11: Broken Trust

E12 Episode 12: Price of Murder

E13 Episode 13: Stolen Youth

E14 Episode 14: Loved to Death

E15 Episode 15: Written in Blood

E16 Episode 16: Critical Evidence

E17 Episode 17: Fatal Twist

E18 Episode 18: Vanished

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Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Hidden Obsessions

E2 Episode 2: Blind Trust

E3 Episode 3: Shattered Vows

E4 Episode 4: Fatal Impressions

E5 Episode 5: Misplaced Loyalty

E6 Episode 6: Killing Time

E7 Episode 7: Silent Killers

E8 Episode 8: Out to Kill

E9 Episode 9: Raw Greed

E10 Episode 10: Murderous Attractions

E11 Episode 11: Broken Trust

E12 Episode 12: Price of Murder

E13 Episode 13: Stolen Youth

E14 Episode 14: Loved to Death

E15 Episode 15: Written in Blood

E16 Episode 16: Critical Evidence

E17 Episode 17: Fatal Twist

E18 Episode 18: Vanished

Fun facts

Episode 1: Hidden Obsessions

Episode 2: Blind Trust

Episode 3: Shattered Vows

Episode 4: Fatal Impressions

Episode 5: Misplaced Loyalty

Episode 6: Killing Time

Episode 7: Silent Killers

Episode 8: Out to Kill

Episode 9: Raw Greed

Episode 10: Murderous Attractions

Episode 11: Broken Trust

Episode 12: Price of Murder

Episode 13: Stolen Youth

Episode 14: Loved to Death

Episode 15: Written in Blood

Episode 16: Critical Evidence

Episode 17: Fatal Twist

Episode 18: Vanished

Episode 1: Hidden Obsessions

Episode 2: Blind Trust

Episode 3: Shattered Vows

Episode 4: Fatal Impressions

Episode 5: Misplaced Loyalty

Episode 6: Killing Time

Episode 7: Silent Killers

Episode 8: Out to Kill

Episode 9: Raw Greed

Episode 10: Murderous Attractions

Episode 11: Broken Trust

Episode 12: Price of Murder

Episode 13: Stolen Youth

Episode 14: Loved to Death

Episode 15: Written in Blood

Episode 16: Critical Evidence

Episode 17: Fatal Twist

Episode 18: Vanished