The BEST episodes of The New Detectives season 5
Every episode of The New Detectives season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The New Detectives season 5!
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 - Blood Money
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/8/2000
Some people murder for love, others murder out of hatred. But sometimes people kill for the money. When greed is the motive, investigators must make every clue pay off in these murder-for-profit cases.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Tainted Trust
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/16/1999
Poison is the subtlest murder weapon and poisoners are sometimes the most brutal killers, harming their victims over time to disguise the murder. Investigators must see through the unusual circumstances to bring these murders to light.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Remnant of Blame
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/27/1999
Solutions to atrocious crimes can hinge on the smallest of clues. Even with advanced technology, vision remains an important tool. Forensic investigators must train their eyes to find the full story of a murder written in a single scrap of evidence.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Natural Witness
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/1999
The great outdoors may offer clues to solving heinous crimes. Seed germination and the presence of certain insects provide vital information about murders. It takes the skilled eyes of a forensic entomologist and botanist to decipher nature’s clues.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Broken Vows
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/21/1999
When lovers turn on each other or marriages fail, some coldblooded spouses find a gruesome way to gain an uncontested divorce: murder. Forensic scientists must piece together the mystery of love gone awry to catch these killers.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Family Plots
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/25/2000
Every family has its secrets and sometimes blood relations lead to bloodshed. When murder becomes a family affair, investigators must turn to science to uncover family plots.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Flames of Justice
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/13/1999
Sometimes arson fires are set to cover a different, more heinous crime – such as murder. But killers are wrong to think that fire destroys all vital clues. Arson investigators can pull evidence from scorched rubble to ignite the flames of justice.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Scattered Clues
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/1999
There’s never a good reason for murder but some killers are especially cruel – choosing their victims at random or with no apparent motive and then expertly covering their tracks. These crimes may seem unsolvable, but telling clues remain.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - Cold Cases
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/11/2000
There’s no statute of limitations on murder, so as a case turns cold and clues become scarce, investigators must rely on modern forensic technology to solve the crimes and catch the killers.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Murder By Numbers
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/15/2000
For some killers, once is never enough. Often, cold and calculated serial killings are more difficult to solve than violent crimes of passion. For investigators, the challenge is steep when the killers murder by numbers.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - Partners in Crime
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/26/1999
There’s an old saying that a burden shared is a burden halved. But when people team up to commit murder, the weight of their guilt remains just as heavy. Investigators must rely on forensic science to capture partners in crime.
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - Presumed Dead
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/14/1999
What does it take to prove murder if the victim cannot be found? Forensic investigators must go to great lengths to catch the killer when the victim is only presumed dead.
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - A Federal Offense
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/2000
When there’s a difficult case to crack, agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms can be called in to help. These investigators have the means to tackle crimes involving drugs, arson and weaponry.
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