The New Detectives

Experts work to tell the stories of men who went to war and never came back, from the French and Indian Wars to the Vietnam War.

Forensic science helps solves murders that are centuries old or have just happened. We examine the murder of Danny Webster and the Jane Doe of Fairfax County, VA.

Chemists at the Forensic Science Center at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory develop new techniques to capture killers who use poisons.

Psychological Profiling: Journey into the dark recesses and calculated madness present only in our worst nightmares...and in the minds of serial killers. Renowned FBI profiler Robert Ressler can reveal unseen clues about a killer simply by learning details about the crime. From motives to habits, social traits to taste in cards, investigative profiling discloses a killer's hidden motives.

Forensic photographers are often among the first people at any crime scene. Scientists examine cases where forensic photography is used to solve murders.

Murder cases involving DNA are examined, as are cases where DNA analysis helps exonerate the wrongly convicted.