Forensic Files

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4.7
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Best of Season 12 episodes (6)

1 Sharper Image
9/26/07
In this classic episode of Forensic Files, the longest running true crime series in television history, a young girl is found dead, and police quickly arrest the most likely suspect. But when cutting-edge technology from NASA enables a forensic odontologist to prove the wrong man is behind bars, the investigation resumes. Originally aired as Season 12, Episode 1.
2 Wheel of Misfortune
10/24/07
Security cameras in a casino tracked a young woman’s movements until shortly before she disappeared. She was never seen again, but through the evidence she left behind, she was able to tell investigators what happened to her and who was responsible. Originally aired as Season 12, Episode 4.
3 The Day the Music Died
11/14/07
Seattle police had no suspects in the violent murder of a popular rock singer. More than a decade would pass before the evidence collected by an extraordinarily prescient medical examiner could be used by forensic scientists to identify the killer. Originally aired as Season 12, Episode 7.
4 Sole Survivor
11/19/07
A Michigan State University grad student disappeared and was presumed dead. With the help of a professor of geological sciences, police hoped to get the “dirt” on her killer. Originally aired as Season 12, Episode 8.
5 Catch 22
12/17/07
A woman was ambushed in her driveway and shot to death. During their investigation, police learned that a co-worker half her age was in love with her, and that she’d spurned his advances. They now had to determine if love had turned into obsession... and a motive for murder. Originally aired as Season 12, Episode 10.
6 A Cinderella Story
12/24/07
The victim had been sexually assaulted and stabbed to death on the beach, just ten yards from the hotel where she was staying. A pair of men’s tennis shoes was discovered near her body. Police were sure that if they found the man who fit the shoes, they would also find the man who committed the crime. Originally aired as Season 12, Episode 11.

About this show

Forensic Files profiles intriguing crimes, accidents, and outbreaks of disease from around the world. Follow coroners, medical examiners, law enforcement personnel and legal experts as they seek the answers to baffling and mysterious cases, which have been ripped from the headlines. Forensic Files puts a new spin on the “whodunit” genre and will satisfy the most ardent true-crime buffs.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
225 reviews
Yoko Koko
March 9, 2020
I will lay down and watch this show for months without realizing that time is passing by. What makes this show unique is its ability to partially reproduce the real event and even show the crime scene without making it like a movie.
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Mike Marcucci (Mr.Weebster)
January 28, 2018
Great show! Can't stop watching it. Peter Thomas, the narrator, does an excellent job. R.I.P Peter Thomas of Forensic Files. 1925 - 2016
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Tanya Makela
April 6, 2021
I watch peter daily on peacock and love his voice and i have all seasons and my channel has not changed probably in 3 years i watch them over and over same goes with snapped and dateline all i do is switch back and forth they just comfort me is all i can say
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