Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Sky HighA quiet May evening is shattered by the blast of a huge explosion and minutes later part of a quiet urban neighborhood is up in flames. The police are confronted with hate slogans spray-painted onto what is left of a garage door. Is this a hate crime and if so, who was the target?
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Episode 2 - House HermitAfter breaking into a series of cottages, a mysterious house hermit turns killer. The case is unlocked when the police turn to the public for help and release the killer's distinctive handwriting to the press.
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Episode 3 - Fabric of LiesA three and a half-year-old child is reported missing. After a 20-day search, her body is found floating in Toronto harbour. Fibre evidence found throughout the child's clothes plays a crucial role in solving this crime and convicting a child killer.
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Episode 4 - SuspicionAn Ottawa journalist champions early parole for a convicted murderer and in the tradition of a cheap romance novel, ends up falling in love with him. After he's released, the two move in together. Then she mysteriously disappears. Where else would suspicion fall but upon the ex-con lover?
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Episode 5 - Killer GlovesAn intruder breaks into a family home in a well-to-do Calgary neighbourhood. When he's confronted by the owner, the burglar stabs him to death. The killer flees leaving behind several smudged prints on a window that appear to be left by a pair of gloves. Can these help nail a murderer?
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Episode 6 - Tragedy of Errors"Tragedy of Errors" focuses on the forensic skills of two blood spattering experts, who not only teach at the police college in Ottawa - but are still active in the field. The difference between academic knowledge and the reality of an actual crime scene is brought to life in this intriguing episode.
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Episode 7 - The Trouble With SusanA woman is reported missing. It takes nearly 2 weeks for the police to determine that this is no missing person case. The homicide squad slowly amasses enough evidence to charge a man with murder even though the victim's body still has not been found.
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Episode 8 - Killer in a BoxIn 1986, Toronto and the rest of Canada were stunned by the Alison Parrott case. More than a decade would pass before this tragic case would be solved thanks to the perseverance of the newly formed "Cold Case Squad." In the meantime, the horror of Alison's fate changed many parents' views towards the safety of their children and ushered in an era of educating kids on street smarts.
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Episode 9 - Out of ControlA finger print from a piece of broken glass sets in motion what becomes an investigation spanning 2 provinces and involving numerous police forces and social agencies. A deranged murderer is on the loose, and needs to be stopped before he kills again.
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Episode 10 - Dead SeaA fisherman, trawling off the English coast, comes upon what appears to be a large fish in his net. But it turns out to be a dead body. The body is wearing shoes and a Rolex watch, but has no I.D. - is it murder or suicide? So begins the Albert Walker case - the story of a man who was wanted for embezzlement in Canada, fled to England, then killed a man so that he could steal his identity.
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Episode 11 - Stopwatch GangIn 1974, this band of gentlemanly bank robbers from Canada stole $700,000 in gold bricks from a storage warehouse at Ottawa International Airport. It was and still is Canada's biggest-ever gold robbery. The gang was eventually caught, but escaped before the end of the 70's. After escaping, all three moved to the US and regrouped, beginning an incredible string of more than 50 bank robberies.
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Episode 12 - Double JeopardyAs sophisticated as forensic science has become, the human factor opens the door to fallibility. "Double Jeopardy" presents a tragic example of what happens when forensic science fails. In this case, a forensic scientist misinterprets the facts surrounding a shooting, thereby allowing the guilty party to walk free. But the victim's mother won't let the case rest.
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Episode 13 - Mapping EvilA serial rapist in Lafayette, Louisiana is finally caught thanks to a tenacious, local investigator and a unique Canadian forensic scientist, who developed "geographic profiling." This sophisticated analytical tool helps investigators figure out where a serial criminal lives. This case has a truly unnerving ending as the rapist is found working within the local Sheriff's office.
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Episode 14 - StalkedTwo young sisters are murdered and recovered DNA points a "finger from the grave" at the killer. The police determine the crime scene had been staged to look like a 'break and enter' and the primary motive for the crime was homicide not theft.
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