The BEST episodes of Forensic Files season 8
Every episode of Forensic Files season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Forensic Files season 8!
American reportage-style crime series that zooms in on startling true crimes and, in particular, how these crimes are solved.
#1 - Sphere of Influence
Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/20/2003
When a small child disappeared in Alaska, investigators were initially unsure whether the cause of a grizzly bear or an abduction. The discovery of a fiber, a piece of molten steel, and a chip of yellow glossy paint pointed police in the direction of a human. But others weren't so sure.
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#2 - Dinner and a Movie
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/26/2003
Niantic, CT: A woman is found dead in her home while her husband is out on a sailing trip. When investigating, police uncover a lifestyle of sex parties and wife swapping. Forensic investigators begin to solve this crime with a old movie, an overheard phone call, and an air conditioner.
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#3 - Grounds for Indictment
Season 8 - Episode 35 - Aired 12/2/2004
A drive-by shooting leaves one man dead and another seriously wounded. Cell phone calls and shell casings point to a suspect, but authorities are unable to place him at the crime scene. When a forensic geologist compared soil from the crime scene with soil found in the wheel wells of the suspect’s car, he proved that dirt is anything but dumb. Originally aired as Season 8, Episode 35.
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#4 - Brotherhoods
Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/29/2004
The double homicide of a gay couple leads investigators into the twisted world of White Supremacists. Shell casings, paint chips and an analysis of glass shards help authorities link their prime suspects to a string of hate crimes in California. Originally aired as Season 8, Episode 17.
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#5 - Once Bitten
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/10/2003
Ray Krone was known throughout Arizona as the snaggletooth killer. An unusal bite-mark on a murdered woman resulted in his conviction and death sentence. A forensic expert told the jury that he was 100% certain that it was Krone who bit the victom. But the expert knew he was wrong and confided to a friend ""I'm too commited, and now I'm in too deep.""
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#6 - Hair of the Dog
Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/29/2003
With no forensic evidence found at a murder scene, investigators were baffled. But they suspected that the victom's dog had witnessed the crime. If she had, forensic scientists needed some way to find out what the dog had seen.
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#7 - Bed of Deceit
Season 8 - Episode 28 - Aired 8/4/2005
A retired police officer is discovered in his bed, dead of a single gunshot wound to the head. His wife first says the motive was robbery; then she tells police he committed suicide. It would take careful examination of the evidence at the crime scene, the tape from a bank surveillance camera, and forensic textbooks found in the victim's home to write the final chapter of this real-life whodunit.
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#8 - Private Thoughts
Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/26/2004
When firefighters found an entire family dead inside their home, it looked like a murder/suicide. But there were several inconsistent clues inside the rubble. Could ballistics, a time card, and some secret audio tapes unravel the mystery?
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#9 - All Wet
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/15/2003
The Boczkowski Case. A woman’s death in Pennsylvania triggers a homicide investigation into another woman’s death in North Carolina. The similarities in the cases were striking, and medical examiners must determine if the suspect’s story about accidental drowning is all wet.
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#10 - Bound for Jail
Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/17/2003
In 1986, Jeanette Kirby was brutally murdered while jogging in a Michigan park. Her assailant used unusual police-style handcuffs to subdue her before stabbing her to death. It took over 15 years for police to bring her killer to justice, using forensic science.
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#11 - Order Up
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/2004
The murder of a prominent business man in Colorado was particually difficult to solve since the killers left virtually no forensic evidence at the scene. But information gathered from a small-town diner, an endocrinologist, and a forensic botanist took a bite out of the chief suspect's alibi.
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#12 - Shadow of a Doubt
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/29/2003
An unknown assailant walked into a retail store and fired three shots killing the owner. Police had suspects, but all had alibis. Forensic scientists found more than a crime perpetrated in broad daylight. Hidden in the shadows was a killer.
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#13 - The Big Chill
Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/10/2003
For years, a woman suffered from what appeared to be the unpleasant side effects of lithium, a drug prescribed to treat bipolar disorder. Her search for help led her to numerous doctors and hospitals, and resulted in a 4,000-page medical file. When she died, investigators had to determine if her death was due to natural causes, suicide, or murder.
#14 - Shot of Vengeance
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/20/2003
A 34-year-old nurse experiences a variety of flu-like symptoms. None of her doctors are able to discover the cause, until she visits the gynecologist for a routine check-up. She then learns it's something far worse than the flu. She is HIV-positive. Being a nurse, she could have contracted the HIV virus in any number of ways. In the end, science was able to determine not only how she had been infected, but also by whom. The worst part: it wasn't an accident.
#15 - The Music Case
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/9/2003
In this classic episode of Forensic Files, the longest running true crime series in television history, the sense of security in Waseca, Minnesota shatters when 12-year-old Cally Jo Larson is found dead in her home. Despite an exhaustive investigation, only a string of burglaries, which lead police to a cache of stolen goods, brings a killer to justice. Originally aired as Season 8, Episode 2.
#16 - Dueling Confessions
Season 8 - Episode 36 - Aired 5/31/2005
When a teenaged girl is found dead on the side of the road, her boyfriend becomes the prime suspect. He eventually confessed to her murder – but so did another man. It would take the passage of forty years, an author, and an expert in the field of pedestrian accident reconstruction to determine who was telling the truth. Originally aired as Season 8, Episode 36.
#17 - Sign of the Zodiac
Season 8 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/18/2005
For six years, a serial killer prowled the streets of New York City, hunting his victims. He promised to kill 12 people, one for each astrological sign. And he only struck while certain constellations were visible. It took forensic astronomy, handwriting analysis, and a World War II code breaker to find him.
#18 - Flower Power
Season 8 - Episode 30 - Aired 10/15/2005
Two different men called police to report the same murder. Apparently, neither one knew that the other had called. The investigation uncovered even more unusal circumstances. But few tiny seeds and a discarded candy wrapper were more then just insignificant clues. They told a story of revenge.
#19 - Tourist Trap
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/4/2003
Bite marks lead the police to a killer.
#20 - Hack Attack
Season 8 - Episode 39 - Aired 9/4/2006
A mysterious computer crash pushed a thriving manufacturing company to the brink of collapse, jeopardizing the jobs of hundreds of employees. There was no apparent cause; there were no obvious clues. Forensic investigators had to determine if the crash was the result of a computer defect, human error, or sabotage. Originally aired as Season 8, Episode 39.
#21 - A Welcome Intrusion
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/18/2004
In 1995 St. Louis, Missouri a young woman complained about a shuttle van driver who took her home from the airport. A few days later, there was a violent confrontation that left both the woman and the van driver dead. Police first thought the incident was revenge; but the blood pattern, an old hammer and a hastily scrawled note told forensic scientists something entirely different.
#22 - Letter Perfect
Season 8 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/14/2005
A healthy young man dies mysteriously in his sleep. There are no signs of trauma or injury, but toxicology tests reveal a lethal dose of lidocaine in his blood. Investigators find a suicide note, and presume he killed himself -- until a forensic linguist examines the note and determines that what the victim said is less important than how he said it. Originally aired as Season 8, Episode 26.
#23 - True Lies
Season 8 - Episode 27 - Aired 6/29/2005
The murder of a beautiful young woman went unsolved for years. A murder with forensic evidence and plenty of suspects. But sometimes that's not enough. It took the victom's 9 year-old child, notations in a diary, and forensic psychology to determine which forensic evidence was important and which to ignore.
#24 - Over and Out
Season 8 - Episode 32 - Aired 12/26/2005
When a pipe bomb ripped through a rural home, killing a young man and seriously injuring his mother, police had no idea who was responsible. A lot number on a 9-volt battery and the remnants of a mailing label found on a computer’s hard drive enabled investigators to determine who sent the bomb, and why. Originally aired as Season 8, Episode 32.
#25 - Within Arm's Reach
Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/23/2004
A police officer and his estranged wife have a fight in their bedroom. A shotgun goes off. He says it was suicide, investigators said it was murder. It took ballistics, a last will, and the physics of a shot-cup petal to tell what really happened in the bedroom that day.