The BEST episodes of Forensic Files season 12
Every episode of Forensic Files season 12, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Forensic Files season 12!
American reportage-style crime series that zooms in on startling true crimes and, in particular, how these crimes are solved.
#1 - Insulated Evidence
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2007
It's usually easy to figure out how criminal enters a crime scene, but in this case it was far from clear. It looked like the killer vanished into thin air... and perhaps he had.
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#2 - The Day the Music Died
Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2007
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.
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#3 - Disrobed
Season 12 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/6/2008
The crime scene was especially violent: A husband and wife had been shot to death in their bedroom. At first, investigators thought their 16-year-old daughter was lucky to have escaped unharmed... but after a while, they wondered if the reason she was alive had more to do with careful planning than good fortune.
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#4 - Insignificant Others
Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2007
As investigators explore details of the apparent suicide of a dentist's wife, another suicide 14 years earlier lead investigators to look more closely at the possibility of a double homicide.
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#5 - Sole Survivor
Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2007
A college student vanished without a trace. Her abandoned car was found in one city, her belongings in another. Some dirt on a pair of shoes revealed the extent of one man's deception. Originally aired as Season 12, Episode 8.
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#6 - All Butt Certain
Season 12 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/14/2008
A six-year-old girl ran and hid when she saw her grandmother being beaten to death, but the man followed her, beat her, and assaulted her. The girl said the man was her Uncle Clarence, and he was convicted because of her identification. She recanted her testimony years later, but the court denied Clarence's petition for a new trial. His wife was convinced he was innocent, and decided to conduct her own investigation to prove it. TV-14
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#7 - Yes, in Deed
Season 12 - Episode 28 - Aired 2/9/2008
In a tragic twist of fate, just days after a woman sold her home and moved to a modest trailer, a fire took both the trailer and her life. But the autopsy proved this was no accident. It was arson and murder. Investigators had to determine who wanted the woman dead... and why.
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#8 - Screen Pass
Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/2008
A thirteen year old girl went missing from her Colorado home with little evidence to explain what happened. The investigation dragged on for two long years until an alert finger print examiner found a serious flaw in the system.
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#9 - Transaction Failed
Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2007
An ATM transaction allows Texas detectives to pinpoint a suspect in the slaying of a teacher, but a shoelace stolen from the victim's home proves to be the tie that binds her killer to the crime.
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#10 - Traffic Violations
Season 12 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/2008
The body of an attractive young woman was found a mile from her abandoned car. Police were especially concerned when they realized the victim had come to them for protection just two weeks earlier, after a road rage incident. Concern turned to dread when the evidence began to point not to an aggressive driver, but to one of their own.
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#11 - Jean Pool
Season 12 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/18/2008
Police investigating the 1984 murder of a college student had plenty of suspects, but no conclusive evidence linking any of them to the crime. More than a decade later, sophisticated technology would breathe new life into a case grown cold with the passage of time.
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#12 - Quite a Spectacle
Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2007
Police in Canada received a chilling 9-1-1 call from a woman who was just attacked in her apartment, but by the time they arrived, she was dead. Little evidence remained at the scene, except for a pair of eyeglasses and a shoeprint in a squished tomato. With the help of Canada's only forensic optometrist, police put away a killer that is larger than life.
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#13 - Catch 22
Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2007
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.
#14 - Brotherly Love
Season 12 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/23/2008
When a young single mother was brutally assaulted and murdered, her brother promised he'd find out who was responsible and bring the killer to justice. It would take more than thirty years, but the young man kept his promise and, in doing so, brought closure to his family.
#15 - Dog Day Afternoon
Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/2008
A woman was murdered in her home, and the only witnesses to the crime were the family dogs. An expert in canine behavior was convinced the killer knew both the victim and the animals, and he was determined to find-out exactly what the dogs had seen.
#16 - Sharper Image
Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2007
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.
#17 - Freedom Fighter
Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/13/2008
After a suspect is convicted of arson and murder, he steadfastly maintained his innocence, but he was sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison. He had no money, no lawyer and only a fifth grade education, but he never gave up. Could law books in the prison library and television programs about forensic science help him prove his case?
#18 - Driven to Silence
Season 12 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/20/2008
A young, attractive hairdresser was sexually assaulted and murdered in her own beauty salon. The evidence at the crime scene didn't match any of the suspects and, after the initial investigation, the case went cold for ten years. Then a witness who'd been silent for more than a decade decided to do the right thing.
#19 - In the Bag
Season 12 - Episode 27 - Aired 7/25/2008
After shooting his victims in the head, the killer staged the scene, placed the incriminating evidence into a plastic bag and tossed it into the river. Instead of floating downstream, it became entangled in overhanging branches. Days later, when police found it, they hoped clues to the killer's identity and the solution to the crime were "in the bag."
#20 - Good as Gold
Season 12 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/28/2008
Two young women were brutally murdered on Halloween, but the killer left behind his DNA; and a ground-breaking new test identified his eye color, his hair, and even the color of his skin. But knowing what he looked like was one thing, finding him was another.
#21 - Smoking Out a Killer
Season 12 - Episode 30 - Aired 2/17/2008
The murder of a young college student leaves a town in shock. Coincidences in the case leave police wondering if it is the work of a serial killer. But a lack of evidence leaves this 1981 case cold. But 25 years later, with the advancement of DNA technology, police are dealt a surprising twist and are able to catch the killer with the help of a cigarette.
#22 - About Face
Season 12 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/18/2008
A human skeleton was discovered in the North Carolina marshlands. When investigators learned the victim had been dead for 18 months, they knew it would be difficult to find out who she was, much less who killed her. A forensic anthropologist was able to determine the victim's race, age and height, but it would take an inventive computer consultant to give her a face and a name.
#23 - Finger Pane
Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/2008
A serial killer was loose and investigators had no leads until an alert investigator saw something no one else had seen: a possible finger print on the victim's skin. The problem was how to collect it.
#24 - Wheel of Misfortune
Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2007
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.
#25 - Pressed for Crime
Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/2008
A brutal murder, lots of suspects, and conflicting evidence... but the forensics was clear on one thing: The killer knew his victim. Could this small piece of the puzzle help jump start a stalled investigation?