
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.

After the discovery of a skull in the forest near a boy scout camp, police use facial reconstruction to identify the body.

The cold-blooded murder of an American tourist in a Mexican resort causes law enforcement to focus on both sides of the border.

When a farmer's wife disappears, the tests of a plant pathologist and a dendrochronologist lead to a surprising revelation.

A mother is determined to discover what happened when her daughter is injured in a hit-and-run accident.