Smithsonian Channel en-us 2015 SNI/SI Networks L.L.C. All rights reserved. Smithsonian Channel is a trademark of Smithsonian Institution. SNI/SI Networks L.L.C. is an authorized user. http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/ When detectives hit dead ends, science paves new paths. crime,forensics,human body,investigation When detectives hit dead ends, science paves new paths. Ruthless murderers like the BTK Strangler and Dr. Death were brought down by revolutionary forensic techniques that pushed the boundaries of detective work. no Tue, 29 Sep 2015 02:17:23 EDT Smithsonian Channel Identifying all of the skeletons found under Gacy's house will take years, but by reading the clues in the bones, forensic anthropologists can tell what kind of person the Killer Clown targeted. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003122_1_141359_eps01.m4v nature,investigation,forensics,john wayne gacy,killer clown,skeletons,science,Bones,anthropology,human body,crime Identifying all of the skeletons found under Gacy's house will take years, but by reading the clues in the bones, forensic anthropologists can tell what kind of person the Killer Clown targeted. Identifying all of the skeletons found under Gacy's house will take years, but by reading the clues in the bones, forensic anthropologists can tell what kind of person the Killer Clown targeted. 00:03:12 No Sat, 23 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EDT start=2012-06-23T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel Join executive producer Annie Paterno and director Jay Dahl on the set of Catching Killers to see how recreating an investigation is all about the details - right down to the clunky computers and office supplies. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003122_1_141228_bsc02.m4v interview,nature,investigation,recreations,forensics,DNA,science,crime,acting,behind the scenes Join executive producer Annie Paterno and director Jay Dahl on the set of Catching Killers to see how recreating an investigation is all about the details - right down to the clunky computers and office supplies. Join executive producer Annie Paterno and director Jay Dahl on the set of Catching Killers to see how recreating an investigation is all about the details - right down to the clunky computers and office supplies. 00:03:14 No Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EDT start=2012-06-22T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel With only tiny insect fragments from the radiator in Vincent Brothers' car, bug experts can prove his alibi is a lie. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003122_1_141561_eps01.m4v nature,investigation,forensics,insects,gross,bugs,science,crime,murder With only tiny insect fragments from the radiator in Vincent Brothers' car, bug experts can prove his alibi is a lie. With only tiny insect fragments from the radiator in Vincent Brothers' car, bug experts can prove his alibi is a lie. 00:03:11 No Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EDT start=2012-06-22T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel From cradle to grave, no matter how much fingers grow, everyone's fingerprints are unique and unchanging. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003122_1_141423_eps04.m4v nature,investigation,forensics,fingerprints,science,human body,crime From cradle to grave, no matter how much fingers grow, everyone's fingerprints are unique and unchanging. From cradle to grave, no matter how much fingers grow, everyone's fingerprints are unique and unchanging. 00:02:25 No Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EDT start=2012-06-22T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel In 1983, police in Leicestershire, England struggle to make their case - until they join forces with scientists, who are just discovering the potential of DNA profiling. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003122_1_141228_eps03.m4v nature,forensics,investigation,DNA,science,crime In 1983, police in Leicestershire, England struggle to make their case - until they join forces with scientists, who are just discovering the potential of DNA profiling. In 1983, police in Leicestershire, England struggle to make their case - until they join forces with scientists, who are just discovering the potential of DNA profiling. 00:03:15 No Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EDT start=2012-06-22T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel In 1935, when decomposing body parts were found under a bridge, maggots were used to determine time-of-death and bugs became evidence for the first time. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003122_1_141561_eps03.m4v nature,forensics,investigation,insects,bugs,gross,science,crime,murder In 1935, when decomposing body parts were found under a bridge, maggots were used to determine time-of-death and bugs became evidence for the first time. In 1935, when decomposing body parts were found under a bridge, maggots were used to determine time-of-death and bugs became evidence for the first time. 00:03:38 No Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EDT start=2012-06-22T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel In the first case using ballistic evidence, the validity of ballistics as a forensic science was called into question when an "expert witness" lied on the stand and sent an innocent man to death row. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003122_1_141593_eps03.m4v nature,forensics,investigation,guns,Weapons,ballistics,science,crime In the first case using ballistic evidence, the validity of ballistics as a forensic science was called into question when an "expert witness" lied on the stand and sent an innocent man to death row. In the first case using ballistic evidence, the validity of ballistics as a forensic science was called into question when an "expert witness" lied on the stand and sent an innocent man to death row. 00:03:12 No Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EDT start=2012-06-22T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel After multiple shootings, the only evidence in the DC Sniper case are bullet fragments pulled from the victims. Luckily, scientists can use those to answer vital questions about the killer's weapon. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003122_1_141593_eps01.m4v nature,investigation,forensics,guns,Weapons,ballistics,science,crime After multiple shootings, the only evidence in the DC Sniper case are bullet fragments pulled from the victims. Luckily, scientists can use those to answer vital questions about the killer's weapon. After multiple shootings, the only evidence in the DC Sniper case are bullet fragments pulled from the victims. Luckily, scientists can use those to answer vital questions about the killer's weapon. 00:02:53 No Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EDT start=2012-06-15T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel Forensic investigation is nothing new to Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Their collection of donated human skeletons has been used to solve crimes. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003122_1_141359_dmc01.m4v nature,forensics,investigation,skeletons,science,Bones,crime,anthropology,Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History,human body Forensic investigation is nothing new to Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Their collection of donated human skeletons has been used to solve crimes. Forensic investigation is nothing new to Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Their collection of donated human skeletons has been used to solve crimes. 00:03:01 No Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EDT start=2012-06-15T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel In 1840, a murder case hinges on whether a man died of cholera or arsenic-poisoning, and for the first time ever, scientists are called in to test his remains. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003122_1_141229_eps04.m4v poison,nature,investigation,forensics,arsenic,cholera,medicine,science,crime In 1840, a murder case hinges on whether a man died of cholera or arsenic-poisoning, and for the first time ever, scientists are called in to test his remains. In 1840, a murder case hinges on whether a man died of cholera or arsenic-poisoning, and for the first time ever, scientists are called in to test his remains. 00:03:14 No Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EDT start=2012-06-15T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel Playing a corpse isn't easy, but Hannah Sarrouy, who played a dead girl in Catching Killers, is now a master of the "dead face." http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003122_1_141228_bsc01.m4v nature,forensics,investigation,science,crime,acting,behind the scenes Playing a corpse isn't easy, but Hannah Sarrouy, who played a dead girl in Catching Killers, is now a master of the "dead face." Playing a corpse isn't easy, but Hannah Sarrouy, who played a dead girl in Catching Killers, is now a master of the "dead face." 00:01:35 No Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:00 EDT start=2012-05-23T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel When BTK started killing, using DNA evidence wasn't the norm. But 20 years later, tiny traces of DNA left on his first victims could be enough to bring him to justice. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003122_1_141228_eps01.m4v nature,investigation,forensics,DNA,science,crime When BTK started killing, using DNA evidence wasn't the norm. But 20 years later, tiny traces of DNA left on his first victims could be enough to bring him to justice. When BTK started killing, using DNA evidence wasn't the norm. But 20 years later, tiny traces of DNA left on his first victims could be enough to bring him to justice. 00:02:46 No Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:00 EDT start=2012-05-23T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel The Night Stalker investigation was blown wide open when - for the first time ever - a laser was used to illuminate latent fingerprints. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003122_1_141423_eps01.m4v nature,investigation,forensics,fingerprints,science,human body,crime The Night Stalker investigation was blown wide open when - for the first time ever - a laser was used to illuminate latent fingerprints. The Night Stalker investigation was blown wide open when - for the first time ever - a laser was used to illuminate latent fingerprints. 00:03:15 No Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:00 EDT start=2012-05-23T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel With Michael Swango in custody for fraud, it's up to the scientists to figure out how he killed his patients - before his sentence is up and he gets another chance to escape. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003122_1_141229_eps01.m4v poison,nature,forensics,investigation,doctors,medicine,dr. death,swango,science,crime With Michael Swango in custody for fraud, it's up to the scientists to figure out how he killed his patients - before his sentence is up and he gets another chance to escape. With Michael Swango in custody for fraud, it's up to the scientists to figure out how he killed his patients - before his sentence is up and he gets another chance to escape. 00:03:23 No Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:00 EDT start=2012-05-23T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500;