
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.

The owner of a restaurant is killed; investigators uncover tales of debt and deceit, but the case remains open, until one detective gets inspired by an earlier episode of "Forensic Files," and looks for clues in an empty holster.

A mussel diver and his fiancée are found dead in their burnt home; a tiny clue points to arson and murder.

With very little else to go on, investigators find that a show impression puts them on the right track to finding a killer in Lansing, Mich.

For ten years, the disappearance of a college co-ed remained a mystery; new scientific testing cast a different light on a man who had been a suspect all along.