The BEST episodes of The New Detectives season 2
Every episode of The New Detectives season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The New Detectives season 2!
Forensic scientists work with a variety of methods (i.e. computer technology, anthropology, entomology) to solve crimes which would otherwise remain unsolved, through finding seemingly obscure clues such as tire tracks, bullet fragments and hair samples and then putting the pieces together. Interviews with forensic pathologists, cold case detectives, and victims families illustrate the process involved in solving cases. Three separate cases are spotlighted in each episode of this series.
#1 - Trial of the Century
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/8/1997
Forensics in the O.J. Simpson Murder Trial: The verdict is in Not Guilty of murder. O.J. Simpson emerges a free man. What was the evidence and could it be trusted? These experts break down the evidence could and could not tell us.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Without A Trace
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/1997
Missing Person: In America nearly 1.8 million people are reported missing each year, factor in the world and that number triples. Using computer databases and other means victims are found, laid to rest…or never seen again.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Double Helix
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/6/1997
DNA Analysis: Your DNA can either convict you or set you free. These experts use anything from blood to chewing gum to find the answers they need.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Burning Evidence
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/3/1997
Identifying Burned Remains: Murder is hard to prove with no body, when the victim has been burned it is even more difficult. Fire does more than destroy evidence . . . it can keep the secrets you don’t want anyone to know.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Mind Hunters
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/22/1997
Psychological Profiling: Take a trip into the minds of the worst society has to offer. Every detail tells FBI Profiler Robert Ressler what he needs to know . . . to catch the killer.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Camera Clues
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/29/1997
Forensic Photography: The unforgiving eye of the camera is there at the scene to catch the clues when a crime first happens. Who takes what the camera has to say and turns it into useable information?
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Web of Clues
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/13/1997
Forensic Entomology: Bug have been around for millions of years. Their habits surrounding death can tell these experts when the victim died.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Faces of Tragedy
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/1997
Forensic Sculpting: These experts can take nothing more than their knowledge, clay, and a skull and bring the victim to life. Once nameless victims can now have a name.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - Signed In Blood
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/24/1997
Handwriting Analysis: Every pass of the pencil leaves a little of ourselves behind. Taking the time to evaluate documents can tell the difference between suicide and murder.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Witness To Terror
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/1/1997
Black Boxes: A plane plunges toward the ground and upon impact little remains. The only possible survivor is the flight data recorder. This little black box could hold the answers to the last terrifying minutes.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - Death Grip
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/17/1997
Fingerprinting: The backbone to forensic science, the fingerprint is a very effective way to identify victims and criminals. Not only are fingerprints used but also palm prints and foot prints. Data entered into massive databases make identifying people easy…when there is a hit.
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - Short Fuse
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/10/1997
Explosives Investigations: A woman opens a box which explodes killing her. Soon to follow are five other bombs just as deadly as the first. This soon turns into a massive investigation leaving the experts to sift though the evidence.
#13 - Deadly Target
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/15/1997
Ballistics: A body with a gunshot wound to the head, the gun is next to the body. Was it suicide or murder? Every part of the gun can be analyzed for the correct answer.