Worst Episodes of Forensic Files
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Purr-fect Match
Air date: 2002-02-12 | Season 7 Episode 7
In 1994, on Canada's Prince Edward Island, the body of Douglas Beamish's estranged wife, Shirley Duguay, was discovered. In a groundbreaking case using animal dna, investigators use forensic testing on a cat to help them solve the case.
6.868/10
38 votes
The episode Purr-fect Match was rated 0.615 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Blanket of Evidence
Air date: 2007-04-04 | Season 11 Episode 38
In 1997, Kelly Eckart's car was found with her belongings still in it, after working the late shift in Franklin, Indiana. Days later, her body was found in an isolated ravine. Tiny clues told police a great deal about the killer: He would own a car with olive-colored carpeting, a white blanket and distinctive bullets made from wax, not lead. Investigators turn to Michael Overstreet, after receiving a tip from his brother Scott.
6.9/10
20 votes
The episode Blanket of Evidence was rated 0.583 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
A Shot in the Dark
Air date: 2002-12-07 | Season 7 Episode 9
A woman is found dead from a gunshot wound and police suspect her husband; however, forensic teams prove what really happened and the truth is stranger than fiction. [also marked as S7:E17]
6.921/10
38 votes
The episode A Shot in the Dark was rated 0.562 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Window Watcher
Air date: 2008-12-12 | Season 13 Episode 10
In 1986, Gary Dale Larson was stabbed to death in his Edmond, Oklahoma home and then the killer sexually assaulted Larson's girlfriend Janet Haynes. Hayne's story seemed farfetched: The perpetrator was wearing only underwear and gloves broke into the house, stabbed Larson to death, then raped and terrorized her for hours afterwards. But, the evidence at the scene supported her story, and investigators turned for help to the FBI and their criminal profilers. The case remained cold until 2004, when Jonathan Scott Graham was arrested in the same neighborhood where Larson was murdered and footprint and DNA analysis placed Graham at the scene of the murder.
6.947/10
38 votes
The episode Window Watcher was rated 0.536 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Sip of Sins
Air date: 2003-02-15 | Season 7 Episode 19
A look back at a trio of unsolved murders that occurred in Wichita Falls, Texas during the 1980s, details how a fourth murder from the same time period provided the police with more than they realized. John Little, an investigator for the DA's office, picked up the cold cases years later. He soon connected the fourth crime's confessed killer, Faryion Wardrip, to the other murders.
6.968/10
31 votes
The episode Sip of Sins was rated 0.515 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Cold Hearted
Air date: 2007-10-10 | Season 12 Episode 3
When a young fireman died from what appeared to be serious but undiagnosed heart disease, his family and friends were devastated but they had no proof of foul play. Then they learned that, six years earlier in a nearby town, a young police officer died in the same way. The men had one thing in common: At the time of their deaths, they were married to the same woman.
6.979/10
47 votes
The episode Cold Hearted was rated 0.504 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
A Clean Getaway
Air date: 2005-11-02 | Season 10 Episode 22
An employee of a drycleaner was raped and murdered in the store, and investigators thought themselves fortunate to have two eyewitnesses. Their descriptions were similar but not identical, and the prime suspect didn't come close to resembling that person. Police turned to forensic science for the answers they needed.
7.0/10
23 votes
The episode A Clean Getaway was rated 0.483 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Naughty or Nyce
Air date: 2006-07-19 | Season 11 Episode 1
The woman could have lost control of her SUV on the icy road, and plunged down an embankment into a shallow creek. But there were footprints in the snow leading away.
7.0/10
52 votes
The episode Naughty or Nyce was rated 0.483 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
A Case of the Flue
Air date: 2006-11-15 | Season 11 Episode 18
In 1993, 82-year-old Kathryn Bishop was found dead in her Pennsylvania home. The evidence at the scene indicated that the perpetrator had been running out of the house, not breaking into it. Tiny clues on the victim's body would tell police what happened that night, which gave investigators the proof they need that Timothy McEnany was the perpetrator
7.0/10
31 votes
The episode A Case of the Flue was rated 0.483 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Core Evidence
Air date: 1999-12-08 | Season 4 Episode 10
At 16 months of age, Anne Grace Gimmenstad became very ill and was rushed to the hospital, and within two weeks died. Following extensive medical examinations, it was determined that Anna had been the victim of the deadly bacteria E-Coli. Anna'a mother recalled a trip to the grocery store when Anna pointed excitedly at her favorite drink, Odwalla apple juice. As early as 1993, tests on samples of Odwalla juices found high levels of general bacteria. Federal and state inspections reports confirm that the company used two loads of apples with relatively high defect levels on the day the juice was made. The genetic markings on the E-Coli in the victims matched the bacteria found in the product bottled that day. Odwalla pleaded guilty to violating Federal food safety laws and agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine for the outbreak of E-Coli in its juices.
7.025/10
40 votes
The episode Core Evidence was rated 0.458 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Filtered Out
Air date: 2011-01-14 | Season 14 Episode 10
In 2000, when teenager Tara Munsey goes missing after a work shift at a Virginia restaurant, it is unknown if she ran away or if she was the victim of foul play. Everyone's worst fears are confirmed when a body is found at the bottom of an isolated ravine. Investigators scoured the crime scene, hoping to find enough evidence to identify the killer. But, information from her friends and an informant directs police to Jeff Thomas, a man who had previously known Tara.
7.036/10
56 votes
The episode Filtered Out was rated 0.447 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Partners in Crime
Air date: 2003-01-18 | Season 7 Episode 15
How Illinois scientists solved a 1992 murder case involving cremation. It takes a long time and a very hot fire to cremate a human body, and thus destroy all evidence of foul play. But the coroner who performed the autopsy on the badly burned body of Charles "Jack" Lynch found telltale clues. Not only had the victim been burned, he’d also been stabbed -- 24 times, with two different knives. Police knew that a person, acting alone, would probably use only one weapon. So investigators were on the lookout for a couple of killers.
7.037/10
27 votes
The episode Partners in Crime was rated 0.446 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Penchant for Poison
Air date: 2006-01-18 | Season 10 Episode 33
Three seemingly unrelated deaths proved to be serial murders. The killer had been careful – he used poison which had no taste or odour. Fortunately for investigators, it also had a unique chemical signature.
7.04/10
25 votes
The episode Penchant for Poison was rated 0.443 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Sole Searching
Air date: 2006-02-01 | Season 10 Episode 35
Now it's not only a fingerprint which can link a killer to a crime; a shoe print can be just as telling. Armed with little else, police hoped the shoe impressions found at a Lansing, Michigan crime scene would put their investigation of Audrey Nichols' murder back on track.
7.045/10
22 votes
The episode Sole Searching was rated 0.438 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
A Touching Recollection
Air date: 2003-03-26 | Season 7 Episode 13
An 18-year-old Ohio woman, who is abducted and then released soon afterwards, uses her knowledge of forensics to lead police to the kidnapper.
7.054/10
37 votes
The episode A Touching Recollection was rated 0.429 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
House Hunting
Air date: 2008-09-19 | Season 13 Episode 2
In 2006, Texas real estate agent Sarah Anne Walker was found brutally murdered in a model home. Weeks later, a witness came forward who may have seen the killer and police used forensic hypnosis to help him recall every detail of the man's appearance. His description was used to create a composite sketch, which police used to draw the killer Kosoul Chanthakoummane out of hiding.
7.056/10
36 votes
The episode House Hunting was rated 0.427 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Seeing Red
Air date: 2011-04-22 | Season 14 Episode 17
In 2005, the body of young mother Summer Baldwin was found in a suitcase in a Texas landfill. The suitcase leads investigators to Rosendo Rodriguez and the forensic evidence against him was formidable. Upon a search of his computer, authorities discover that Rodriguez had been following the news surrounding teenager Joanna Rogers, who had gone missing in 2004. Upon extensive search of the same landfill, Rogers' decomposing body was also found in a suitcase.
7.06/10
50 votes
The episode Seeing Red was rated 0.423 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
As Fault
Air date: 2009-06-19 | Season 13 Episode 24
The woman in the back of the truck was flailing her arms, screaming. They thought she was doing something dangerous for the fun of it. But when they found a jacket near a pool of blood, they knew what they'd seen wasn't a joy ride; it was an abduction.
7.065/10
31 votes
The episode As Fault was rated 0.418 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Low Maintenance
Air date: 2011-02-25 | Season 14 Episode 13
In 2008, college co-ed Jenna Verhaalen was found dead in her Bryan, Texas apartment and petechial hemorrhages in her eyes indicated that she was strangled. The victim's boyfriend, a neighbor and the apartment maintenance man Jeremy Rosser are all suspected, but it takes DNA evidence to identify the killer.
7.071/10
42 votes
The episode Low Maintenance was rated 0.412 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Past Lives
Air date: 2005-11-20 | Season 8 Episode 31
The body of a wealthy Connecticut businessman is found in a burning rental car on a Mexican highway. Not much of the victim's remains are found in the ashes so investigators seek the help of a renowned forensic anthropologist. His findings, along with other forensic scientists, uncover a chilling scheme of fraud and deceit. [also marked as S8:E21]
7.071/10
28 votes
The episode Past Lives was rated 0.412 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Sign Here
Air date: 2003-04-23 | Season 8 Episode 4
A mother of two vanishes after a shopping trip. Her body is discovered a month later. Witnesses say they saw the victim being forced into a car by an unknown person. Police later learned that car had been rented, but the signature on the rental agreement did not match that of their prime suspect. A forensic handwriting expert showed investigators the signs, which clearly pointed to the murderer.
7.074/10
27 votes
The episode Sign Here was rated 0.409 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Live Wire
Air date: 2006-11-29 | Season 11 Episode 20
The bomb was constructed to cause as much damage as possible..and it did, killing the victim with deadly force and flame. A painstaking search yielded tiny clues, which identified the killer as surely as if he'd signed them.
7.083/10
24 votes
The episode Live Wire was rated 0.4 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Army of Evidence
Air date: 2005-07-27 | Season 10 Episode 8
A mother of two young children was found dead in her bedroom. It appeared she had killed herself: There were suicide notes near her body, and a pistol was in her hand. Her death was ruled a suicide – but when investigators learned she had almost died in a house fire three years earlier, they decided to take another look at the evidence.
7.083/10
24 votes
The episode Army of Evidence was rated 0.4 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Textbook Murder
Air date: 2010-12-31 | Season 14 Episode 9
In 2006, Jackson, Mississippi, resident Avis Banks and her unborn child were brutally murdered in her garage and was discovered by her fiancé Keyon Pittman. Police learn Pittman was having affairs with other women and he became the prime suspect. That is, until a man came forward who not only believed he owned the murder weapon but that he also knew who used it. Their focus then turns to Carla Hughes, Pittman's co-worker and lover.
7.094/10
64 votes
The episode Textbook Murder was rated 0.389 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.
Knot for Everyone
Air date: 1998-10-08 | Season 3 Episode 2
In the mid-1980s, bodies of nude woman were found in remote hill of California. The police got a break when a known prostitute escaped an attacker and was able to identify him and his automobile. The suspect was 50-year-old Roger Kibbe. A criminalist was assigned to review the evidence in the case. Human hair found on one of the victims was similar to several hairs recovered from Kibbe's inner thighs. He was later charged with first-degree murder.
7.094/10
53 votes
The episode Knot for Everyone was rated 0.389 points worse than the Forensic Files show average of 7.483.