
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 a Michigan State University grad student disappears and is presumed dead, a professor of geological sciences helps police get the dirt on her killer.
A man is found strangled and burned in his San Antonio apartment and the killer thinks he has destroyed all the evidence.
Ten years after the murder of a rock singer, forensic scientists use evidence collected to finally bring her killer to justice.
Casino security cameras offer the final images of a woman, just before she vanishes without a trace; can these grainy images lead police to her killer?