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Forensic Files

Documentary

Eagle-eyed technical experts prove there is no such thing as a perfect crime as they assemble the pieces every criminal leaves behind. Dramatic crime re-creations and, sometimes, part of the investigations are a staple of the series. Some of the re-creations include alternate versions of the crimes, which are disproved by science. The show's episodes follow each case from the initial investigation until it reaches its legal resolution.

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Forensic Files Speck of Evidence

A speck of bicycle paint and a speck of nickel left over from a collision with a twice-convicted child molester's car provide critical clues in the murder of a 9-year-old.

1:00 AM on HLN

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Forensic Files Broken Bond

A 2-year-old boy's brain seizures and breathing problems baffle doctors until they learn the mother exhibits signs of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a rare condition that led her to physically abuse her son and contributed to her daughter's death.

1:30 AM on HLN

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Forensic Files Out of the Ashes

Two years after an 18-year-old's murder in Albion, Mich., a tiny drop of blood and burned bones lead police to her killers.

2:00 AM on HLN

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Forensic Files Invisible Intruder

A mother claims that an intruder murdered her two sons, but lacking a motive, police use blood-spatter analysis and behavioral profiling to reconstruct a different scenario.

2:30 AM on HLN

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Forensic Files Quite a Spectacle

A squashed tomato and a pinpoint reflection of light in a photo help catch a killer.

3:00 AM on HLN

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Forensic Files Transaction Failed

An ATM transaction allows Texas detectives to pinpoint a suspect in the slaying of a teacher, but a shoelace stolen from the victim's home proves to be the tie that binds her killer to the crime.

3:30 AM on HLN

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Forensic Files The List Murders

In 1971, John List disappears after murdering his mother, wife and three children; he eludes the law for years until an age-scaled sculpture of the suspect and a true-crime TV program helps lead to his arrest in 1989.

1:00 PM on HLN

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Forensic Files Raw Terror

An 11-year-old boy comes down with a fever and diarrhea after eating an undercooked burger; when his condition worsens, his mother drives him to a hospital and doctors discover E. coli destroying his body.

1:30 PM on HLN

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Forensic Files The Common Thread

Florida police search for a serial rapist and murderer who left small red fibers on each of his 10 victims.

2:00 PM on HLN

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Forensic Files The Dirty Deed

When an English couple go missing, police suspect their son killed them and must rely on mud and blood samples found in the couple's two cars to find their bodies.

2:30 PM on HLN

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