A woman is brutally murdered by her
husband, who has the perfect alibi!
Mysterious drug traffickers paralyze a
community with violence and intimidation.
A clear case of suicide, or does the trace evidence
at the scene point to a more sinister explanation?
Law enforcement must contend with these and other shocking crime mysteries on a regular basis. Fortunately, modern science has given powerful new tools to these tireless investigators, including the Smithsonian Institution forensic labs and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Agencies like the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco (ATF), local police agencies around the world, and even the Texas Rangers can now tap into these new resources to bring criminals to justice, and to exonerate the wrongly accused.
The New Detectives, as seen on The Discovery Channel, takes you into the real world of high-tech detection and crime solution, following the trail of clues along with renowned forensic experts and criminal investigators. These modern Sherlocks employ a variety of extraordinary techniques, using anthropology, physiology, chemistry, entomology, psychology and computer technology, to solve today's crimes. Now, for the first time on DVD, TMG and New Dominion Pictures (A Haunting, The FBI Files) bring you Season 4 of THE NEW DETECTIVES, 15 surprising tales of modern crime solving, on 4 DVD discs. These stories of the search for justice will astound you, and if you are a criminal, might just scare you straight!
Disc 1
Lethal Obsession
Blind ambition, rage, and desire can lead to murder. Forensic psychologists study the workings of the criminal mind.
Traces of Guilt
Sometimes the scales of justice are balanced by just a few milligrams of evidence - a couple of fibers, a tooth filling, or a smudge on a piece of tape.
Electronic Witness
Technology becomes a part of our lives, making it almost impossible to move without leaving an electronic trace. When it comes to solving murders, this isn't such a bad thing.
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Disc 2
Dead Wrong
hiding a body can be difficult; it's sometimes easier to obscure or disguise the circumstances of the death, turning murder into suicide, or pinning the blame on someone else. Forensics can detect these red herrings, and corner the real culprit.
Lasting Impressions
No matter how careful the criminal, they are bound to leave some trace behind; a fingerprint, a shoe tread. Sometimes, that is all the investigators need.
Women Who Kill
Women killers are rare. And although they are less violent than men, they they can be more cunning and calculating. Thanks to forensic science, they are also just as likely to ge caught.
Deadly Dealings
Why do some killers hire others to kill for them? TO create the perfect alibi, out of cowardice or just to get the job done right? No matter, forensics can lead investigators from the killers to those who hired them.
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Disc 3
Body Count
Some serial killers do get away with murder, for a while. But each time they kill, they become more careless, leaving small clues which ultimately lead to their arrest.
A Taste Of Poison
Deviously putting their victims at ease, those who poison are the most dangerous killers, often the most difficult to detect. And sometimes, they don't stop with one murder.
Grave Discoveries
Forensic science is constantly improving; new techniques and re-evaluation of evidence in older cases sometimes leads to new discoveries and solutions to previously baffling cases.
Texas Rangers
Formed in the 1830s to protect settlers against Indian attacks, the role of the Texas Rangers has evolved to keep up with the changing times, and a modern forensics lab is part of their arsenal against crime.
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Disc 4
Bad Medicine
Drug trafficking has spawned a violent and deadly criminal underground, proving a great challenge to forensic investigators devoted to cracking the drug cartels.
Unlikely Sources
Some of the best clues come from the least likely places. Baffling crimes have been solved and criminals apprehended through evidence provided by insects, beer bottles, and other seemingly meaningless objects.
True Crime
Crime writers combine the perspectives of law enforcement agents, perpetrators, and journalism. Through their expertise, we get a unique, personal look into the minds of the killers as well as the lawmen and women who toil to bring them to justice.
Coroner's Casebook
A good coroner provides what's necessary to solve a crime, while a bad one can spoil an otherwise rock-solid case. Two of the country's most respected coroners, Cyril Wecht and Henry Lee, share insights into crime solution on some of their toughest cases.
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