True Crime Xtra Friday

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In Chandler, Arizona in 1991, an intruder viciously sexually assaults a woman in her own home. The case goes unsolved for decades until revolutionary science connects the dots.

In 1995 in Beaumont, Texas, the parents of Catherine Edwards find her body in her bathroom. The killer evades justice, that is, until forensic science catches up with him.

The murder of a prostitute who was found dead in an Ohio waterway. Investigators faced an uphill battle to find her killer, as DNA evidence had washed away

The murder of a high-school girl in a South Carolina town, which led to DNA testing of many local men. However, when a match was found, the donor had a solid alibi

How cat hair discovered in a car with the body of a woman helped investigators to trace her killer

A mass food poisoning in Oregon in 1984. Investigators tracked the outbreak to a cult who intended to use germ warfare to overthrow the American government

A bizarre case in which a woman was shot dead. Investigators initially suspected her husband of the crime, but forensic evidence gave the story a surreal twist

The disappearance of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the founder of the organisation American Atheists. The discovery of a mutilated body helps reveal the culprit

Will a new forensic science tool find the killer of Cathy Sposito, murdered on an Arizona hiking trail in 1987?

Susan Eads is found murdered in Texas in 1983. Decades later, can modern forensics finally find the perpetrator?

A case in which two witnesses reported seeing a truck drive over an apparently unconscious man. They retreated to the safety of a bar, but when police arrived, they found nothing

The body of a woman is found in a box, and police call in forensic entomologists to establish the cause and time of death

How an 18-year-old girl who was abducted from her home deliberately left DNA at the crime scene to prove the identity of her killer

How the owner of a severed leg was identified through the use of forensic science and DNA profiling

The murderers who burned their victim's body to try to cover their crime, but failed to conceal 24 stab wounds found during forensic examinations

The investigation into sexual assaults on four women in Indiana during the summer of 1996. A man was arrested and convicted, but subsequent evidence threw doubt on his guilt

A recovering drug addict allegedly gets hooked on opiates again after moving into an illegal apartment in a home where two teens live. He is sued for back rent and medical expenses

Smashing a wine glass over a man's head and causing thousands of dollars in medical bills is the accusation laid again a woman; she claims he was aggressively hitting on her.

A fire causes property damage leaving a man and his girlfriend to sue their former landlord for damages and the return of their security deposit.

A single mother demands that her ex-lover pay her back for alleged loans to pay other outstanding loans and utility bills.

A mother is accused of treating her adult daughter like a baby when she stands up for her in court. Her daughter claims she was conned into paying more rent than was fair

Nine stitches are required after a man is hit in the head with a guitar; video evidence is submitted which shows the on-stage accident

Racial profiling during a routine traffic stop is the accusation laid against a veteran California cop who sues motorists for filling an allegedly false complaint against him

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

A recovering drug addict allegedly gets hooked on opiates again after moving into an illegal apartment in a home where two teens live. He is sued for back rent and medical expenses

Smashing a wine glass over a man's head and causing thousands of dollars in medical bills is the accusation laid again a woman; she claims he was aggressively hitting on her.

A fire causes property damage leaving a man and his girlfriend to sue their former landlord for damages and the return of their security deposit.

A single mother demands that her ex-lover pay her back for alleged loans to pay other outstanding loans and utility bills.

A mother is accused of treating her adult daughter like a baby when she stands up for her in court. Her daughter claims she was conned into paying more rent than was fair

Nine stitches are required after a man is hit in the head with a guitar; video evidence is submitted which shows the on-stage accident

Racial profiling during a routine traffic stop is the accusation laid against a veteran California cop who sues motorists for filling an allegedly false complaint against him

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

A case in which two witnesses reported seeing a truck drive over an apparently unconscious man. They retreated to the safety of a bar, but when police arrived, they found nothing

The body of a woman is found in a box, and police call in forensic entomologists to establish the cause and time of death

How an 18-year-old girl who was abducted from her home deliberately left DNA at the crime scene to prove the identity of her killer

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