Medical Detectives

Someone is apparently targeting high-level members of law enforcement in Texas county. Numerous suspects emerge but detectives are in a race against time. S17, Ep1

An Illinois mother and her two children are found murdered in their beds. Detectives are at a loss until they discover death threats have been sent to the family. S17, Ep2

Three Indiana construction workers are found executed; shot in broad daylight on a work-site. Detectives can find few suspects but have one key clue.

A Texas ex-con resolves to live a clean life after his release from prison. When he's arrested for a bloody murder, then convicted, he insists he's innocent. S17, Ep5

A California career woman keeps falling ill and doctors can't determine why. When she dies they still have no explanation, until they find a key figure in her life. S17, Ep6

A 24-year old criminology student is found murdered, handcuffed, gagged and wrapped in a blanket alongside a desolate road in East New York. S17, Ep7

When a woman is found shot to death in her own home, investigators initially suspect her long-time husband and a violent neighbour with a penchant for threats. S17, Ep8

A young single mother is abducted from a gas station and later found stabbed to death near an oil field. Detectives use shoe impressions to weed out numerous suspects. S17, Ep9

When a Marine dies, doctors initially believe a heart attack is to blame. When arsenic is found in some of his organs, prosecutors charge his wife with murder. S17, Ep10

Analysing the evidence, the medical detectives solve real crimes using forensic techniques, alongside reconstructions (which may be unsuitable for younger viewers).

A Los Angeles-based kidnapping, ransom and murder ring run by Russian immigrants is exposed when a pair of retired scientists use sonar equipment to locate its victims.

A 70-year-old retired veteran is found dead on his boat after a bad sea storm. Investigators later discover he was killed during an attempted robbery. S17, Ep14