Forensic Detectives

See how plants help provide oxygen and nutrients, but in a criminal investigation, they can also mark the time and location of a person's death. S2, Ep4

Drugs cure disease and ease pain, but can also be used in murder. Toxicologists uncover cases where death is not as natural as it seems. S2, Ep5

Learn how 20th century techniques encourage people to revisit the past to answer questions and reexamine and solve ancient crimes. S2, Ep7

Learn the ways that investigators are always on the cutting edge of new forensic techniques, helping them solve cases and catch criminals more swiftly. S2, Ep8

See how arson investigators gather physical evidence and mount undercover and sting operations to crack insurance torchings and arson murders. S2, Ep9

See how, in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, DNA was traced to the bomber through the saliva that remained on the back of a mailing label. S2, Ep10