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| ShortSummary=Drifter Sandra Cwik was murdered in southern California in July 1988. Abandoned in a remote area, her body was discovered several days later decomposing with the aid of maggots. By analyzing the species of fly discovered at the recovery site, forensic entomologist David Faulkner provides the compelling time-of-death evidence that convicted serial rapist Ronald Porter.
| ShortSummary=In July 1988, drifter Sandra Cwik was murdered in Southern California. Abandoned in a remote area, her body was discovered several days later decomposing with the aid of maggots. By analyzing the species of fly discovered at the recovery site, forensic entomologist David Faulkner provides the compelling time-of-death evidence that convicted serial rapist Ronald Porter.
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| Title=Outbreak
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| ShortSummary=Alarmingly high levels of thyroid hormones pump through the systems of South Dakota residents. Investigators study one family who all got sick, except their 12-year-old son who is a vegetarian. It seems that when drug companies started manufacturing synthetic thyroid hormones, they stopped buying thyroid tissue from butchers who did not trim these parts, but rather sold them as 'extra lean beef.' The outcome: the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture bans meat plants from using meat in or near the gullet for beef and pork products.
| ShortSummary=In 1985, alarmingly high levels of thyroid hormones pump through the systems of South Dakota residents. A similar case had occurred in Minnesota in 1984. Investigators study one family who all got sick, except their 12-year-old son who is a vegetarian. It seems that when drug companies started manufacturing synthetic thyroid hormones, they stopped buying thyroid tissue from butchers who did not trim these parts, but rather sold them as 'extra lean beef.' The outcome: the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture bans meat plants from using meat in or near the gullet for beef and pork products.
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Revision as of 03:25, 4 September 2018

Forensic Files
Season 1
Release
Original networkTLC
Original releaseApril 23 (1996-04-23) –
December 19, 1996 (1996-12-19)
Season chronology
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Season 2
List of episodes

Forensic Files is an American documentary-style series which reveals how forensic science is used to solve violent crimes, mysterious accidents, and even outbreaks of illness. The show was broadcast originally on truTV, in reruns on HLN, was narrated by Peter Thomas, and produced by Medstar Television, in association with truTV Original Productions. It has broadcast 406 episodes since its debut on TLC in 1996 as Medical Detectives.

Episodes

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date
11"The Disappearance of Helle Crafts"April 23, 1996 (1996-04-23)
22"The Magic Bullet"October 17, 1996 (1996-10-17)
33"The House that Roared"October 10, 1996 (1996-10-10)
44"The Footpath Murders"October 23, 1996 (1996-10-23)
55"Planted Evidence"October 24, 1996 (1996-10-24)
66"Southside Strangler"October 31, 1996 (1996-10-31)
77"Legionnaires' Disease"November 7, 1996 (1996-11-07)
88"The Wilson Murder"November 14, 1996 (1996-11-14)
99"Deadly Neighborhoods"November 21, 1996 (1996-11-21)
1010"Insect Clues"November 28, 1996 (1996-11-28)
1111"Outbreak"December 5, 1996 (1996-12-05)
1212"The List Murders"December 12, 1996 (1996-12-12)
1313"Raw Terror"December 19, 1996 (1996-12-19)

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