The BEST episodes of The New Detectives season 7
Every episode of The New Detectives season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The New Detectives season 7!
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 - Proof Of Innocence
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/19/2002
Sometimes, the wrong people are punished for crimes they did not commit. Forensic scientists use DNA analysis to overturn convictions of these innocent men and women who have spent years behind bars.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - The Unforgotten
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/19/2002
Years after a murder has been committed, investigators use modern technology and advanced DNA analysis to shed new light on crimes that have gone unpunished for far too long.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Stolen Identity
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/4/2001
When theft is committed, something valuable is stolen. But when a criminal needs a new identity, theft becomes lethal.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Bloodlust
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2001
For homicide investigators, it’s a race against time when they track their deadliest foe: a serial killer who murders to feel alive.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - A Deadly Smile
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/18/2001
Investigators rely on forensic odontology – the examination of dental evidence – to identify a body from a single tooth and to catch two ruthless killers from their bite marks.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Military Justice
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/1/2002
The law enforcement agency of the United States Navy and Marine Corps uses forensic science to solve perplexing murders and fulfill their motto: “To the living we owe respect; to the dead, we owe the truth.”
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - In the Camera’s Eye
Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/11/2002
Photography has long been a fundamental tool in homicide investigations. A single image can hold enough information to identify a suspect and preserve vital clues long after a witness’s memory fades.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Patterns of Guilt
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/11/2001
The tread of a tire, a single shoe print or even the shape of a bruise can help investigators track down murderers.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - Wasted Youth
Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 6/25/2002
When teenagers are driven to kill, their victims are not the only ones to suffer from their violent crime. In three such cases, the families of the killers and their communities become victims of these young criminals.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Buried Secrets
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/26/2002
The elements of nature can reduce a body to bones in a matter of weeks. Combining art and science, forensic anthropologists can give victims a face long after they’ve been forgotten.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - Deadly Intentions
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/25/2001
When abduction turns to murder, forensic science is a vital key to finding justice for the victims of a kidnapper’s deadly intentions.
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - Silent Witness
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/11/2001
Sometimes, seemingly small and insignificant clues – three hairs, microscopic fibers, a paint chip – become a victim’s silent witness and help solve even the most baffling of cases.
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - Tainted Blood
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/5/2002
Forensic scientists find clues written in blood as they investigate the murders of three women who were killed by men who once loved them.
#14 - Predators and Parasites
Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/21/2002
For the forensic entomologist, insects that nest in corpses are like witnesses to the crime. By studying their behavior, scientists learn everything -- from when a murder was committed to what sort of weapon was used.
#15 - Deadly Aim
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/28/2001
When a killer turns a gun on a victim, ballistic analysis is key to cracking the case. Each shot fired leaves behind its own clues, allowing scientists to target murderers with deadly aim.
#16 - Drawing Conclusions
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/26/2002
A teenager is abducted on a shopping trip. Two hikers go missing on the Appalachian Trail. A grandmother never returns home from work. Forensic artists turn witness statements into pictures to recreate the face of their killers.
#17 - Stranger Than Fiction
Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/10/2002
A millionaire is murdered for a stash of buried treasure. A young woman dates violent men, only to be killed by her best friend. When real crimes are stranger than fiction, forensic science can sort fact from fantasy.
#18 - Collective Justice
Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/24/2002
Philadelphia’s Vidocq Society, named after an 18th century French detective, is one of the world’s most unusual crime-solving organizations – a members-only club made up of forensic professionals. Witness these sleuths solve impossible cases.