List of The New Detectives episodes

This is an episode listing for the Discovery Channel Television show The New Detectives, with the episodes' original air date included, if available.

Series overview[]

	Episodes	Season premiere	Season finale
1	3	June 10, 1996	June 12, 1996
2	13	April 22, 1997	July 15, 1997
3	10	December 2, 1997	February 10, 1998
4	15	November 24, 1998	May 18, 1999
5	13	October 5, 1999	April 4, 2000
6	13	October 10, 2000	September 11, 2001
7	18	September 18, 2001	September 24, 2002
8	18	October 15, 2002	January 3, 2004
9	18	October 28, 2003	October 31, 2004

Episodes[]

Season 1 (1996)[]

No. Overall	No. Per Season	Title	US airdate [1]
1	1	"Soldier Stories"	June 10, 1996 (1996-06-10)
Uncovering the secrets of the young men who went to war and never came back.
2	2	"Dead Men Do Talk"	June 11, 1996 (1996-06-11)
Examining the case of Danny Webster, and identifying the remains of the Fairfax County Jane Doe.
3	3	"Deadly Chemistry"	June 12, 1996 (1996-06-12)
Exploring the deadly poisoning cases by Lee Roy Hargrave, Stella Nickell, and Joseph Meling.

Season 2 (1997)[]

No. Overall	No. Per Season	Title	US airdate [2]
4	1	"Mind Hunters"	April 22, 1997 (1997-04-22)
How psychological profiling was used to examine the minds of 'The Vampire Killer of Sacramento', 'The Killer Clown' and Mike DeBardeleben.
5	2	"Camera Clues"	April 29, 1997 (1997-04-29)
How crime scene photos can provide valuable clues during an investigation.
6	3	"Double Helix"	May 6, 1997 (1997-05-06)
Examining the cases of Lynn Breeden and Peggy Laughlin, and the important role DNA played in SOLVING them.
7	4	"Web of Clues"	May 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)
The cases of Roxanne Tandal, Michelle Denise Anderson and the mysterious deaths of three elderly people are solved through Forensic entomology.
8	5	"Faces of Tragedy"	May 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)
Forensic sculptors use skulls and clay to create models of victims' faces.
9	6	"Without a Trace"	May 27, 1997 (1997-05-27)
Missing person cases of Rikki Ellsworth, Henry Campbell, and Lisa Tsu are examined.
10	7	"Burning Evidence"	June 3, 1997 (1997-06-03)
How forensics can find clues even in charred remains.
11	8	"Short Fuse"	June 10, 1997 (1997-06-10)
Bombing cases involving mailed packages, are examined. Cases like Michael Stevens and Steve Benson.
12	9	"Death Grip"	June 17, 1997 (1997-06-17)
How the crimes of Bryan Maurice Jones and the cases of Thora Rose and Glenn Michelson were solved through fingerprint identification.
13	10	"Signed in Blood"	June 24, 1997 (1997-06-24)
Handwriting analysis is used to determine mood, motive, and many other psychological traits. Join forensics experts and criminal investigators to solve the case.
14	11	"Witness to Terror"	July 1, 1997 (1997-07-01)
Examining the plane crashes of American Eagle Flight 4184 and .
15	12	"Trial of the Century"	July 8, 1997 (1997-07-08)
The O. J. Simpson murder trial is examined.
16	13	"Deadly Target"	July 15, 1997 (1997-07-15)
Ballistics is used to solve a 4th Of July killing, the murder of Fred Hampton, and a New Orleans drive-by shooting that killed a young boy.

Season 3 (1997–98)[]

No. Overall	No. Per Season	Title	US airdate [3]
17	1	"Fatal Compulsion"	December 2, 1997 (1997-12-02)
Psychology is used to determine the motives Ted Bundy, Paul Bernardo, and Aileen Wuornos.
18	2	"Bodies of Evidence"	December 9, 1997 (1997-12-09)
Forensic scientists attempt to build a murder case without the body of Helle Crafts, Ava Marie DeHart, and Eric Humbert.
19	3	"Shreds of Evidence"	December 16, 1997 (1997-12-16)
Hair and fiber evidence helps unravel the crimes of Wayne Williams, and solve the cases of Lisa Garland and Michael Mannella.
20	4	"Seeds of Destruction"	December 30, 1997 (1997-12-30)
Botany and geology are used to examine the deaths of Denise Johnson, Kendra Hutter; and Cher Elder.
21	5	"Lethal Dosage"	January 6, 1998 (1998-01-06)
Toxicologists examine the crimes of Judy Buenoano, and the deaths of Gloria Ramirez and Peggy Carr.
22	6	"Tools of Death"	January 13, 1998 (1998-01-13)
A tool used to commit a crime can often be the same tool used to solve it. The pattern a machine leaves on an item or the unusual way a tool crimps can lead to the killer, like Danny Rolling.
23	7	"Out of the Grave"	January 20, 1998 (1998-01-20)
New forensic techniques are used to solve old murder cases.
24	8	"Infallible Witness"	January 27, 1998 (1998-01-27)
New technology is used to solve the murder of Dawn Fehring, the crimes committed by Archie Woods, and the examination of brain fingerprinting as a future forensic tool.
25	9	"From the Ashes"	February 3, 1998 (1998-02-03)
A number of cases involving arson are examined..
26	10	"Living in Terror"	February 10, 1998 (1998-02-10)
The bombing sprees of Walter Leroy Moody and Dean Harvey Hicks are examined.

Season 4 (1998–99)[]

No. Overall	No. Per Season	Title	US airdate [4]
27	1	"Lethal Obsession"	November 24, 1998 (1998-11-24)
Blind ambition, rage, and desire can lead to unspeakable acts. Such as the murder of Linda Sobek, Randall Woodfield, or the double murder committed by Jens Söring.
28	2	"Traces of Guilt"	November 17, 1998 (1998-11-17)
The criminals David Middleton, Walter Nyhuis and Jeffrey Russell are convicted through the examination of tiny particles.
29	3	"Electronic Witness"	December 29, 1998 (1998-12-29)
A look at the triple homicide committed by Oba Chandler and the murders of Lori Auker and Julie Snodgrass.
30	4	"Dead Wrong"	December 8, 1998 (1998-12-08)
The cases of quadruple homicide committed by Earl Bramblett, the murder of Stefanie Rabinowitz, and the death of Pam Mintz.
31	5	"Lasting Impressions"	December 1, 1998 (1998-12-01)
How traces of evidence left behind by a killer can help solve the crime.
32	6	"Women Who Kill"	January 26, 1999 (1999-01-26)
The female culprits Barbara Stager, Blanche Taylor Moore and Sylvia White are examined.
33	7	"Deadly Dealings"	December 15, 1998 (1998-12-15)
Hire-to-kill cases are examined, including the murders of Gerald and Vera Woodman.
34	8	"Body Count"	December 22, 1998 (1998-12-22)
A look into the Hillside Strangler murders, the Trailside Killer and Larry Eyler.
35	9	"A Taste of Poison"	February 2, 1999 (1999-02-02)
Murder cases where the victims are poisoned to death, are examined.
36	10	"Grave Discoveries"	March 23, 1999 (1999-03-23)
Forensic scientists reevaluate the unsolved cases of Sam Sheppard, Martin Frias and Walter Scott by applying new methods.
37	11	"Texas Rangers"	March 30, 1999 (1999-03-30)
Murder cases solved by the Texas Rangers are examined.
38	12	"Bad Medicine"	April 6, 1999 (1999-04-06)
A look at how forensics can be used to crack drug rings. Lowell Amos
39	13	"Unlikely Sources"	April 13, 1999 (1999-04-13)
The least expected evidence helped solved the murders of Virginia Russell, Hye-Yon Smith and Janet Overton.
40	14	"True Crime"	April 27, 1999 (1999-04-27)
Telling the stories of the 1996 shooting of Dr. Darryl Sutorius; the 1978 murder of Karla Brown and the 1993 murder of Jerry Boggs.
41	15	"Coroner's Casebook"	May 18, 1999 (1999-05-18)
Cyril Wecht and Henry Lee, two of the country's most respected coroners, share their cases and insights into crime solving.

Season 5 (1999–2000)[]

No. Overall	No. Per Season	Title	US airdate [5]
42	1	"Remnant of Blame"	October 5, 1999 (1999-10-05)
The way forensic scientists use their vision to evaluate small items from crime scenes is examined. Featured cases: The 1993 murder of Emogene Thompson, the 1992 murder of Cecilia Reyes, and the 1990 murder of Rebecca Forbes.
43	2	"Partners in Crime"	December 26, 1999 (1999-12-26)
There's an old saying that a burden shared is a burden halved. But when people team up to commit murder, investigators must rely on forensic science to capture killer duos like Ray and Faye Copeland.
44	3	"Scattered Clues"	October 19, 1999 (1999-10-19)
Murder cases are solved by examining clues left by the perpetrator. Examines the murders of Darcie Frackenpohl, Laura Houghteling, and Marjorie Sessions.
45	4	"Natural Witness"	November 2, 1999 (1999-11-02)
Murder cases located in outdoor places are examined. Featured cases: Margie Davidson (aka Marcie Davis), Molly McClure, and Rose Levy (aka Rhoda Nathan).
46	5	"Tainted Trust"	November 16, 1999 (1999-11-16)
The crimes and convictions of Audrey Marie Hilley, David Dowler, and Georgia Louise Weaver.
47	6	"Presumed Dead"	December 14, 1999 (1999-12-14)
Murder cases where no body was found are examined.
48	7	"Broken Vow"	December 21, 1999 (1999-12-21)
These relationships proved to be deadly.
49	8	"Cold Cases"	January 11, 2000 (2000-01-11)
The abduction of Denise Huber, the Christmas murder of Dean Phillips, and the 1989 murder of Nikia Gilbreath are solved after years of investigation.
50	9	"Family Plots"	January 25, 2000 (2000-01-25)
Murder cases involving family members are examined.
51	10	"Blood Money"	February 8, 2000 (2000-02-08)
Murder cases where the suspects are paid for their crime, are examined.
52	11	"Murder by Numbers"	February 15, 2000 (2000-02-15)
A look at the crime sprees of Cleophus Prince Jr., Anthony Sully and William Suff.
53	12	"Federal Offense"	March 28, 2000 (2000-03-28)
Murder cases where the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is called in to assist, are examined. Cases like John Leonard Orr.
54	13	"Flames of Justice"	April 4, 2000 (2000-04-04)
Arson murder cases are examined.

Season 6 (2000–01)[]

No. Overall	No. Per Season	Title	US airdate [6]
55	1	"False Witness"	October 10, 2000 (2000-10-10)
Staged crime scenes were used in the murder of Tammy Lohr, the shooting of Carol Bruce, and the death of Victoria Beckham in 1994.
56	2	"Trails of Evidence"	October 24, 2000 (2000-10-24)
Featured cases: Convicted murderers Alan Yerkey, Charles Wayne Keese, and Walter Reader.
57	3	"Missing"	November 21, 2000 (2000-11-21)
Approximately 1.8 million Americans are reported missing each year. When foul play is suspected, investigators turn to forensics to find the missing.
58	4	"In the Line of Fire"	November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07)
Matching bullets leads police force to prove the identity of assassins.
59	5	"For Love or Money"	December 12, 2000 (2000-12-12)
Examining three cases involving relationships that turned fatal. The murder of Sherri Dally, the double murder commited by L.C. Underwood and the killing of Nanette Hansen.
60	6	"Left at the Scene"	December 26, 2000 (2000-12-26)
Includes the murders committed by Daniel Conahan, the Murder of Debra Massie, and the murders committed by James Randall.
61	7	"Invisible Death"	February 1, 2001 (2001-02-01)
Poisoning cases are examined. The first case involved the murder of Robert Curley.
62	8	"To Kill Again"	February 13, 2001 (2001-02-13)
Serial killers Faryion Wardrip and Dorothea Puente are examined.
63	9	"Written in Bone"	March 6, 2001 (2001-03-06)
Detectives use the remains of bones and teeth to identify murder victims.
64	10	"Cold Blooded"	April 17, 2001 (2001-04-17)
The rape and murder of Janet Baxter, the ransom kidnapping and murder of Michael Kinney, and the murder of James Bradley Wren are examined.
65	11	"Fatal Error"	May 1, 2001 (2001-05-01)
Cross link evidence helps investigators to solve crime.
66	12	"Dead in the Water"	May 22, 2001 (2001-05-22)
Investigators must turn to forensic science to solve homicides in which the victims were found in bodies of water.
67	13	"Scent of the Kill"	September 11, 2001 (2001-09-11)
In this episode, police use specially trained dogs to solve the murders of Francis Fitz, Karen Warner and Kathy Beadle.

Season 7 (2001–02)[]

No. Overall	No. Per Season	Title	US airdate [7]
68	1	"Blood Lust"	September 18, 2001 (2001-09-18)
Includes the murder sprees of serial killers Michael Lee Lockhart and Dana Sue Gray.
69	2	"Deadly Aim"	August 28, 2001 (2001-08-28)
Includes the murder spree of Cesar Barone and the murders of John and Lori Rainwater
70	3	"Stolen Identity"	September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04)
Includes the 1994 murder of Stella Sproule and 1994 murder of retired schoolteacher Paul Gruber.
71	4	"Silent Witness"	September 11, 2001 (2001-09-11)
Examines the disappearance and murder of Sandra Hernandez, the murder and identification of Sandra Gail Leslie, and the murder investigation of Irene Kovak.
72	5	"Deadly Intentions"	September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)
A suspicious-looking man buying a sports car turns out to be a killer; a chat room holds the key to a student's death; a couple kills three restaurant patrons.
73	6	"Patterns of Guilt"	December 11, 2001 (2001-12-11)
A suspect's shoe print matches one left at the crime scene; a bruise on a victim's body resembles the tread of a tire.
74	7	"A Deadly Smile"	December 18, 2001 (2001-12-18)
Examining how some killers leave personal marks on their victims. But with the help of hi-tech forensics, police use the marks to capture the killer.
75	8	"Military Justice"	January 1, 2002 (2002-01-01)
When a murder occurs within the US Navy and Marine Corps, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service takes on the investigation.
76	9	"The Unforgotten"	February 19, 2002 (2002-02-19)
Diligence and technology help catch perpetrators who believe their crimes have been forgotten.
77	10	"Buried Secrets"	February 26, 2002 (2002-02-26)
Forensic anthropologists use art and science to give faces to victims long after their bodies have been reduced to bones.
78	11	"Tainted Blood"	March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05)
Police rely on a drop of blood to determine a missing person's fate. When a woman is hit by a train a killer could be covering his tracks.
79	12	"Proof of Innocence"	March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19)
When an innocent person is convicted of murder, discriminating DNA testing can provide proof of their innocence when appearance suggests otherwise.
80	13	"Drawing Conclusions"	March 26, 2002 (2002-03-26)
Identifying the identity of an unknown victim is not easy, but using the latest techniques, forensic artists can draw conclusions from the remains.
81	14	"Stranger than Fiction"	September 10, 2002 (2002-09-10)
When homicide investigators meet crime writers, it transpires that real-life stories are often stranger than fiction. George Russell
82	15	"Predators and Parasites"	May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21)
Forensic entomologists can learn when a murder was committed as well as the weapon used by studying the insects that nest inside a dead body.
83	16	"In the Camera's Eye"	June 11, 2002 (2002-06-11)
A look into the world of forensic science and its use in criminal investigations.
84	17	"Wasted Youth"	June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25)
Murders committed by juveniles. Examines the murders of Micah Pollock, the Wilson family, and Brad Hansen.
85	18	"Collective Justice"	September 24, 2002 (2002-09-24)
Cases solved with help from the Vidocq Society are examined. Featured cases: The 1984 murder of Terri Brooks and the 1991 disappearance of Scott Dunn.

Season 8 (2002–03)[]

No. Overall	No. Per Season	Title	US airdate [8]
86	1	"Murder for Hire"	October 15, 2002 (2002-10-15)
Examines the murders of Wendy Kratzert and Sheila Bellush.
87	2	"Toxic Death"	December 3, 2002 (2002-12-03)
When killers subdue their victims with sedatives and disguise the crime scene, identifying the true cause of death can be difficult.
87	3	"Material Witness"	December 10, 2002 (2002-12-10)
Police must rely on a single strand of animal hair to prove murder, a husband falls under suspicion when his wife disappears, and a man is brutally killed.
89	4	"Betrayed"	December 17, 2002 (2002-12-17)
Sometimes, when a death seems to be accidental, it is up to forensic scientists to reveal the deception lying just below the surface. Robin Lee Row
90	5	"Elements of Murder"	December 24, 2002 (2002-12-24)
Examines the murders of Susan Galloway, Lenora Robinson, and Jennifer McCrady.
91	6	"Random Targets"	January 14, 2003 (2003-01-14)
Examines the murder sprees of Mark Cunningham and Timothy Wilson Spencer.
92	7	"Grave Secrets"	February 11, 2003 (2003-02-11)
A search for a missing man uncovers a cold blooded murder, and a couple find a shallow grave under their new house.
93	8	"At Close Range"	February 18, 2003 (2003-02-18) [9]
Examines the Murder of Kathleen Martin and of Leo and Mary Donnard.
94	9	"Lethal Encounter"	March 25, 2003 (2003-03-25)
A sadistic serial killer is preying on women. He's using cemeteries as his dumping ground and the body count is rising.
95	10	"Crimes of Passion"	April 22, 2003 (2003-04-22)
Police rely on forensic science to reveal murder victims' pasts and expose those guilty of committing crimes of passion..
96	11	"Absent Witness"	May 13, 2003 (2003-05-13)
Forensic scientists must work to prove murder when the victim's body is missing or destroyed.
97	12	"Marked for Death"	July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17)
With no fingerprints at the scene, detectives turn to cutting-edge forensic techniques to track a callous killer, hoping to catch him before he could strike again.
98	13	"Fatal Abductions"	June 10, 2003 (2003-06-10)
Examines the murders of murder of Natalie Mirabal and Katie Poirier+.
99	14	"Medical Examiner's Casebook"	July 19, 2003 (2003-07-19)
Featured cases: The murder of Cordell Richards and the murder of nine-year-old Jackie Beard.
100	15	"Trial by Fire"	August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)
Examines the murder of Donald Harmacek and a series of arson-murders committed by Edwin "Michael" Kaprat.
101	16	"Undaunted"	July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08)
Examines the rape of Patricia White and murder of Mikey Carter.
102	17	"Forsaken Trust"	August 5, 2003 (2003-08-05)
A man reports that his wife and daughter were lost at sea when his boat caught fire.
103	18	"Coroner Investigation"	January 3, 2004 (2004-01-03) [10]
An in-depth look at the science of death and the firsthand techniques and methodology used by coroner investigators.

Season 9 (2003–04)[]

No. Overall	No. Per Season	Title	US airdate [11]
104	1	"Hidden Obsessions"	October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28)
Murder convictions of James Lawson and Calvin Parker.
105	2	"Blind Trust"	November 25, 2003 (2003-11-25)
Examines the 1998 murder of Carly Martinez and the case of serial killer Sean Goble.
106	3	"Shattered Vows"	January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10)
A car crashes down an embankment in Northern California. Rescue workers scramble to save a couple trapped inside. Susan Moyer lay motionless while passenger Mitch McLees is barely conscious. An unexpected twist is revealed during a routine investigation.
107	4	"Fatal Impressions"	January 13, 2004 (2004-01-13)
Includes the killing spree of and the .
108	5	"Misplaced Loyalty"	January 17, 2004 (2004-01-17)
Murder conviction of Christine Loyd.
109	6	"Silent Killers"	March 13, 2004 (2004-03-13) [12]
Murder convictions of Helen Moore and serial poison killer Sukhwinder Dhillon.
110	7	"Out to Kill"	March 16, 2004 (2004-03-16)
Murders of Aimee Willard (22) and Christopher Meyer (10).
111	8	"Raw Greed"	March 27, 2004 (2004-03-27)
Edmund Emerick (guilty of killing 2 bar workers and robbery) Sharon Zachary (Guilty of killing her elderly neighbor).
112	9	"Murderous Attraction"	April 10, 2004 (2004-04-10)
A St. Louis school teacher is hospitalized due to arsenic poisoning; a Columbus, OH woman is fatally shot in her bedroom and her death is staged to look like a suicide.
113	10	"Broken Trust"	April 24, 2004 (2004-04-24)
Cases include: Reyna Marroquín, whose remains were found in a barrel thirty years after her disappearance; Orville Lynn Majors, a nurse who was convicted of murdering his patients.
114	11	"Killing Time"	January 29, 2004 (2004-01-29) [13]
A killer will often try to disguise the victim's body in an attempt to the hide the actual cause of death; however, forensics cannot be fooled. In this episode, authorities use reverse DNA testing to identify remains and solve an old crime.
115	12	"Price of Murder"	May 8, 2004 (2004-05-08)
When the amount of money is substantial enough, a person can be motivated to do terrible things. Police discover that a large life insurance policy was motive for a man's murder. A woman hires outside help to cover up her husband's death with claims of a brutal home invasion.
116	13	"Stolen Youth"	June 12, 2004 (2004-06-12)
Features two disappearance/murder cases: Nine-year-old Valiree Jackson in Spokane, WA; ten-year-old Cassidy Senter in St. Louis, MO.
117	14	"Loved To Death"	July 17, 2004 (2004-07-17)
A woman is found beaten to death in her Toronto apartment; the case of convicted murderer John David Smith.
118	15	"Written in Blood"	August 14, 2004 (2004-08-14)
The murder of Kathleen Hunt Atwater Peterson by husband Michael Peterson is examined. Also explored is the murder of Susan Avitt (a/k/a Susan Gail Kelly Neer) by her husband Charles.
119	16	"Critical Evidence"	August 28, 2004 (2004-08-28)
The decomposed body of a woman is found near a country road in Canada; a World War II veteran is shot to death in his Colorado home.
120	17	"Fatal Twist"	September 18, 2004 (2004-09-18)
A pregnant woman is murdered in her Chesapeake, Virginia home; the 1990 murder of Carolyn Rogers.
121	18	"Vanished"	October 31, 2004 (2004-10-31)
Forensic examination is used in cases where the victim or the killer abruptly vanishes after a crime. Cases: John Edward Robinson, Arohn Kee

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