The BEST episodes of Forensic Files II

Every episode of Forensic Files II ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Forensic Files II!

Forensic Files, long considered the gold-standard of crime & justice non-fiction programming, will return with 16 new half-hour episodes beginning Sunday, February 23rd. The updated series will showcase all new mysteries to solve and feature the same style, music, story type and content that fans know and love.

Last Updated: 4/10/2024Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
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In Deep
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8.44
9 votes

#1 - In Deep

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/14/2022

A Los Angeles based "kidnapping, ransom and murder" ring run by Russian immigrants is exposed when a pair of retired scientists use sonar equipment to locate their victims at the bottom of a reservoir.

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The Telltale Marks
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8.43
7 votes

#2 - The Telltale Marks

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/21/2022

Patients at the VA Hospital in Clarksburg, WV, keep dying after experiencing shockingly low blood sugar levels. An investigation into their deaths reveals that an overnight nurse is injecting patients with lethal doses of insulin.

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Toxic Environment
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8.33
9 votes

#3 - Toxic Environment

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/7/2022

When a 23-year-old Marine dies in his bedroom, doctors initially believe a heart attack is to blame, but when arsenic is found in his organs, his wife is charged with murder. A sharp attorney and toxicological testing uncover the truth.

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Last Dance
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8.29
21 votes

#4 - Last Dance

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/13/2022

A young Texas teenager and her boyfriend are brutally attacked on Valentine’s Day. She is found dead while her boyfriend escapes. The case goes cold for nearly 50 years before a new forensic test exposes a family man with a dark secret.

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Lost Connection
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8.11
9 votes

#5 - Lost Connection

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/14/2022

When an 18-year-old girl is abducted while talking on a pay phone, forensic evidence found on her clothing points police in the direction of a suspect who shockingly confesses that he didn't act alone.

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The Black Hole
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7.91
55 votes

#6 - The Black Hole

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/12/2020

Investigators search for clues when a corpse is discovered in a body of water.

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Tell No Tales
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7.91
11 votes

#7 - Tell No Tales

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/21/2022

A 70-year-old retired veteran is found dead on his boat after a bad sea storm. Investigators later discover he was killed during an attempted robbery after winning $400 in Keno.

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The Obsession
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7.86
51 votes

#8 - The Obsession

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2021

The mysterious murder of young teacher’s aide leaves a hole in the heart of her small community in Agawam, Massachusetts. As the rumor-mill about suspects churned, the actual perp slipped further away. But generations of investigators and a scientific breakthrough leads to a shocking end to a tragic case.

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The Rise
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7.86
35 votes

#9 - The Rise

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/18/2021

A single mom looking for love vanishes without a trace. Foul play is tragically confirmed when a large pickup truck toolbox opens to her body stuffed inside. Homicide detectives investigate men she matched on dating sites, another man she met at work, and finally, a lover with a secret and violent past. Can forensic evidence connect the dots and lead to justice under the law?

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First Impressions
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7.83
6 votes

#10 - First Impressions

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/7/2022

A young single mother is abducted from a gas station and later found stabbed to death near an oil field. Detectives use shoe and tire impressions to weed out numerous suspects and find their killer.

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The Car Accident
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7.81
58 votes

#11 - The Car Accident

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/12/2020

When a healthy, young mother mysteriously dies after a minor car accident, police launch an investigation to uncover what really caused her death.

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Matter of Time
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7.80
20 votes

#12 - Matter of Time

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/20/2022

An extremely successful California career woman keeps falling ill and doctors can’t determine why. When she dies, they still have no explanation, until they find a key figure in her life who has been lying about his past.

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Heavy Metal
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7.78
37 votes

#13 - Heavy Metal

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/25/2021

In 1982, 37-year-old, Navy lieutenant Lee Hartley is murdered while deployed out to sea. Cause of death? Arsenic poisoning. Investigators discover lee had more than his fair share of enemies aboard the ship. But it takes years before investigators discover what really happened to Lee and who, ultimately, was behind this brutal murder.

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Incendiary
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7.77
26 votes

#14 - Incendiary

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/15/2021

An early morning house fire kills the only doctor in the small town of Iaeger, West Virginia. Who -or what – could have led to this? An arson investigation quickly leads to the arrest of Jason lively, the son of the doctor’s long-time nurse. But when Jason’s alleged accomplice walks free, the prosecutor is worried this might have been a miscarriage of justice.

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The Ink Beads
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7.73
45 votes

#15 - The Ink Beads

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/11/2021

51-year-old father, and teacher, Bill Sparkman is found hanging naked from a tree with the letters “FED” scrawled on his chest. With barely any evidence to work with, investigators turn to these letters for answers… which leads to a surprising conclusion that no one saw coming.

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Knots
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7.73
45 votes

#16 - Knots

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/25/2021

A building manager finds the violated and lifeless body of a young woman in the bathtub of her first apartment. When questioned, an ex-con living downstairs lies to police. But the lies alone do not prove murder and the case goes cold. Then a new forensic tool examines the old evidence. Will science point to a hidden suspect and crack the case?

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Family Tree
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7.71
72 votes

#17 - Family Tree

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/22/2020

Families of a couple who were victims of a brutal slaying begin receiving disturbing letters.

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Matching Palms
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7.69
32 votes

#18 - Matching Palms

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/15/2021

He is a criminally charged sex offender and a murderer who attacks in a terrifying rage. This predator manages to evade capture for years, but he leaves a critical piece of evidence behind – his palm print. Detectives are determined to do whatever it takes to put a name and a face to the print.

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The Letter
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7.69
67 votes

#19 - The Letter

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/22/2020

The sudden death of a woman triggers an investigation into what lead to her death.

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Church Lady
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7.68
60 votes

#20 - Church Lady

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/5/2020

Investigators initiate a search for a killer after making a gruesome discovery in a small-town church.

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The Green Pen
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7.68
90 votes

#21 - The Green Pen

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/1/2020

Investigators look into the disappearance of a student from Yale a few days before her wedding.

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Portrait of a Serial Killer
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7.67
72 votes

#22 - Portrait of a Serial Killer

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/15/2020

A small Texas town terrorized by a serial killer and investigators use the forensic science to track them down and put the end to the violence.

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The Reunion
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7.67
30 votes

#23 - The Reunion

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/1/2021

A murder victim’s final moments are caught on tape. The crime scene looks like a clear robbery-murder. Text evidence at first points to a jilted lover, but will his alibi check out? Now police identify a second suspect with a possible motive of deadly revenge. Forensic technology and DNA evidence combine in an attempt to make the case.

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Mix Matched
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7.67
21 votes

#24 - Mix Matched

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/20/2022

A Texas ex-con resolves to live a clean life after his release from prison. When he’s later arrested and convicted for a bloody murder, he insists he’s innocent. From behind bars, he’s determined to use forensic science to prove his case.

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Blanket Denial
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7.67
9 votes

#25 - Blanket Denial

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/31/2022

The body of a 24-year-old criminology student is found wrapped in a blanket alongside a desolate road in Brooklyn.

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