Unusual Clues, History Channel, 2007
Like no other crime show ever made, DEAD RECKONING exposes the inner workings of the forensic labs where countless cases are solved. Working from the actual case files of police departments throughout the country, this is the authoritative look at the technology behind hit shows like CSI.
UNUSUAL CLUES first heads to New Hampshire to see how the high-profile murder of two Dartmouth professors was solved in just three weeks. With a partial footprint and two plastic knife sheaths to work with, investigators tied the killings to two teenagers who had hoped to rob the couple to fund a trip to Australia. Next, the case of James Cerce proves the value of alternative approaches: an arachnologist provided a key piece of evidence, matching a strand of silk on the killer's clothes to a spider web in the victim's window!
50 minutes, closed-captioned, fully narrated, DVD only, DU5500 / $24.95
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