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

SeasonEpisodesSeason PremiereSeason 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
11"Soldier Stories"June 10, 1996 (1996-06-10)
Forensic experts work to tell the mysteries of young men who went to war and never came back.
22"Dead Men Do Talk"June 11, 1996 (1996-06-11)
Forensic scientists use procedures to solve murder mysteries in minutes or centuries after they happen. Examines the murder of Danny Webster and attempts to identify the remains of a woman found in Virginia, the Fairfax County Jane Doe.
33"Deadly Chemistry"June 12, 1996 (1996-06-12)
Cases where deadly poison/chemistry is used to murder, is examined and solved by forensic scientists. Featured cases: Lee Roy Hargrave, Stella Nickell, and Joseph Meling.

Season 2 (1997)

No. Overall No. Per Season Title US airdate
41"Mind Hunters"April 22, 1997 (1997-04-22)
Murder cases involving Psychological profiling are examined. Including the crime sprees of Richard Chase, Mike DeBardeleben, and John Wayne Gacy.
52"Camera Clues"April 29, 1997 (1997-04-29)
Murder cases involving Forensic photography are examined.
63"Double Helix"May 6, 1997 (1997-05-06)
Murder cases involving DNA analysis are examined. Examines the murders of Lynn Breeden and Peggy Laughlin and the use of DNA to exonerate the wrongly convicted.
74"Web of Clues"May 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)
Murder cases where Forensic entomology is used to solve murder cases, are examined. Examines the murders of Roxanne Tandal and Michelle Denise Anderson and the mysterious deaths of three elderly people in an Indianapolis home.
85"Faces of Tragedy"May 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)
Murder cases where forensic sculpting is used to construct faces of murder victims, whose faces are unrecognizable. Includes the murder of Belinda Tillery, the search for mass murderer John List, and describes techniques used to construct a portrait of a victim from a skull and show aging of a person from a known photograph.
96"Without a Trace"May 27, 1997 (1997-05-27)
Missing person cases are examined. Includes the murders of Rebecca Forbes and Bun Chee Nyhuis and the return of 3 children to their mother after being kidnapped by their father. This episode was later remade and the new version focused on the investigations into the deaths of motel employee Rikki Ellsworth, nightclub patron Henry Campbell, and working mother Lisa Tsu.
107"Burning Evidence"June 3, 1997 (1997-06-03)
Murder cases involving identifying burnt remains of murder victims. Examines the murders of Marilyn Garland, James Grizzle, and the disappearance of two journalists in Guatemala determined to be murder.
118"Short Fuse"June 10, 1997 (1997-06-10)
Murder/bombing cases involving mailed packages, are examined.
129"Death Grip"June 17, 1997 (1997-06-17)
Murder cases involving fingerprint analysis, are examined. Examines the murders committed by Bryan Maurice Jones and the murders of Thora Rose and Glenn Michelson.
1310"Signed in Blood"June 24, 1997 (1997-06-24)
Murder cases where handwriting is analyzed to link a suspect to a murder, are examined.
1411"Witness to Terror"July 1, 1997 (1997-07-01)
Aviation accidents and incidents are examined, centering around information retrieved from Flight data recorder and Cockpit voice recorder boxes. Examines the crashes of American Eagle Flight 4184 and Skylink Flight 70.
1512"Trial of the Century"July 8, 1997 (1997-07-08)
The OJ Simpson murder/trial is examined.
1613"Deadly Target"July 15, 1997 (1997-07-15)
Ballistics is used to solve murder cases. Examines the manslaughter of an elderly man at a July 4 picnic, the murder of Fred Hampton, and a New Orleans drive-by shooting that killed a 12-year-old boy.

Season 3 (1997–98)

No. Overall No. Per Season Title US airdate
171"Fatal Compulsion"December 2, 1997 (1997-12-02)
Psychology is used to determine motives of serial killers. Includes serial killers Ted Bundy, Paul Bernardo, and Aileen Wuornos.
182"Bodies of Evidence"December 9, 1997 (1997-12-09)
Forensic scientists attempt to build a murder case without a body. Examines the murders of Helle Crafts, Ava Marie DeHart, and Eric Humbert.
193"Shreds of Evidence"December 16, 1997 (1997-12-16)
Murder cases are built by forensic scientists examining strands of hair and fibers. Cases featured: Wayne Williams; the 1990 murder of Lisa Garland in Bangor, Maine; and the 1994 death of Michael Mannella in a Florida car crash.
204"Seeds of Destruction"December 30, 1997 (1997-12-30)
Forensic botany and geology is examined. Cases include: the 1992 murder of Denise Johnson; the 1994 murder of Kendra Hutter; and the 1993 murder of Cher Elder.
215"Lethal Dosage"January 6, 1998 (1998-01-06)
Toxicologists examine the crimes of Judy Buenoano, and the deaths of Gloria Ramirez and Peggy Carr.
226"Tools of Death"January 13, 1998 (1998-01-13)
Forensic scientists examine tools used in murders.
237"Out of the Grave"January 20, 1998 (1998-01-20)
Cases include: The 1987 death of Deana Wild, the 1985 disappearance and murder of Susan Davis, and the examination of the death of Djedmaatesankh.
248"Infallible Witness"January 27, 1998 (1998-01-27)
Forensic scientists use new high-tech technology to solve murder cases. Includes the murder of Dawn Fehring, the double murder committed by Archie Woods, and the examination of brain fingerprinting as a future forensic tool.
259"From the Ashes"February 3, 1998 (1998-02-03)
Arson murder cases are examined.
2610"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
271"Lethal Obsession"November 24, 1998 (1998-11-24)
Murder cases surrounded by troubled relationships are examined. Examines the Murder of Linda Sobek, murder spree of Randall Woodfield, and the double murder committed by Jens Söring.
282"Traces of Guilt"November 17, 1998 (1998-11-17)
Murder cases are solved by examining tiny particles. Examines the murders committed by David Middleton and the murders of Bunchee Nyhuis and Jeffrey Russell.
293"Electronic Witness"December 29, 1998 (1998-12-29)
Murder cases are solved using technology. Examines the triple homicide committed by Oba Chandler and the murders of Lori Auker and Julie Snodgrass.
304"Dead Wrong"December 8, 1998 (1998-12-08)
Murder cases where killers try to conceal the true circumstances of the crime. Examines the quadruple homicide committed by Earl Bramblett, the Murder of Stefanie Rabinowitz, and the Death of Pam Mintz
315"Lasting Impressions"December 1, 1998 (1998-12-01)
Murder cases where traces of evidence left behind by the killer is used to solver crimes, are examined.
326"Women Who Kill"January 26, 1999 (1999-01-26)
Murder cases where women are the culprits, are examined. Includes the crimes committed by Barbara Stager, Blanche Taylor Moore and Sylvia White.
337"Deadly Dealings"December 15, 1998 (1998-12-15)
Murder cases where people are hired to kill, are examined. Includes the Murders of Gerald and Vera Woodman.
348"Body Count"December 22, 1998 (1998-12-22)
Serial killing cases are examined. Examines the Hillside Strangler murders, as well as the murders committed by the Trailside Killer and Larry Eyler.
359"A Taste of Poison"February 2, 1999 (1999-02-02)
Murder cases where the victims are poisoned to death, are examined.
3610"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 to solve them.
3711"Texas Rangers"March 30, 1999 (1999-03-30)
Murder cases solved by the Texas Rangers, are examined.
3812"Bad Medicine"April 6, 1999 (1999-04-06)
Drug trafficking is examined.
3913"Unlikely Sources"April 13, 1999 (1999-04-13)
Murder cases are solved by evidence that is of the least expected. Examines the murders of Virginia Russell, Hye-Yon Smith, and Janet Overton.
4014"True Crime"April 27, 1999 (1999-04-27)
First hand accounts of murder are pieced together by journalists, law enforcement, and crime writers. Included: The 1996 shooting death of Dr. Darryl Sutorius; the 1978 murder of Karla Brown; the 1993 murder of Jerry Boggs.
4115"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
421"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.
432"Partners in Crime"December 26, 1999 (1999-12-26)
Murder cases involving partnered suspects are examined.
443"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.
454"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).
465"Tainted Trust"November 16, 1999 (1999-11-16)
Poison related murder cases are solved. (The convictions of Audrey Marie Hilley, David Dowler, and Georgia Louise Weaver).
476"Presumed Dead"December 14, 1999 (1999-12-14)
Murder cases where no body was found are examined.
487"Broken Vow"December 21, 1999 (1999-12-21)
Murder cases involving people in relationships are examined. The first case is that of Stephen Vargas, convicted of the murder of his wife, Rebecca.
498"Cold Cases"January 11, 2000 (2000-01-11)
Murder cases that took multiple years to solve are examined. Featured cases: 1991 abduction and murder of Denise Huber; the Christmas 1990 murder of Dean Phillips, who was killed in his Texas laundromat; and the 1989 murder of Nikia Gilbreath.
509"Family Plots"January 25, 2000 (2000-01-25)
Murder cases involving family members are examined.
5110"Blood Money"February 8, 2000 (2000-02-08)
Murder cases where the suspects are paid for their crime, are examined.
5211"Murder by Numbers"February 15, 2000 (2000-02-15)
Examines murders committed by serial killers Cleophus Prince Jr., Anthony John Sully and William Suff.
5312"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. Includes the arson spree of John Leonard Orr.
5413"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
551"False Witness"October 10, 2000 (2000-10-10)
Examines cases in which killers tried to fool investigators by staging the crime scenes. Featured cases: The 1992 murder of Tammy Lohr, the 1991 shooting death of Carol Bruce, and the 1994 murder of Victoria Beckham.
562"Trails of Evidence"October 24, 2000 (2000-10-24)
Featured cases: Convicted murderers Alan Yerkey, Charles Wayne Keese, and Walter Reader.
573"Missing"November 21, 2000 (2000-11-21)
How to find a missing person!
584"In the Line of Fire"November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07)
Matching bullets leads police force to prove the identity of assassins.
595"For Love or Money"December 12, 2000 (2000-12-12)
Examining three cases involving murders.
606"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.
617"Invisible Death"February 1, 2001 (2001-02-01)
Poisoning cases are examined. The first case involved the murder of Robert Curley.
628"To Kill Again"February 13, 2001 (2001-02-13)
Serial killers Faryion Wardrip and Dorthea Puente are examined.
639"Written in Bone"March 6, 2001 (2001-03-06)
Detectives use the remains of bones and teeth to identify murder victims.
6410"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.
6511"Fatal Error"May 1, 2001 (2001-05-01)
Cross link evidence helps investigators to solve crime.
6612"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.
6713"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
681"Blood Lust"September 18, 2001 (2001-09-18)
Includes the murder sprees of serial killers Michael Lee Lockhart and Dana Sue Gray.
692"Deadly Aim"August 28, 2001 (2001-08-28)
Includes the murder spree of Cesar Barone and the Murders of John and Lori Rainwater
703"Stolen Identity"September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04)
Includes the 1994 murder of Stella Sproule and 1994 murder of retired schoolteacher Paul Gruber.
714"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
725"Deadly Intentions"September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)
The murder of Kerry Kujawa by Kenny Lockwood. The murders of two women by Paul Carasi and Donna Lee. Plus Harry Kyzer is murdered by James Gatling whilst trying to sell a car.
736"Patterns of Guilt"December 11, 2001 (2001-12-11)
Examines the double murder of Jose Trias and Julie Gilbert* and the murders of Carrie Love by Jesse Pratt in Klamath Falls, Oregon and Susan Bauer*.
747"A Deadly Smile"December 18, 2001 (2001-12-18)
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758"Military Justice"January 1, 2002 (2002-01-01)
Murder cases where the Naval Criminal Investigative Service are called in to assist are examined.
769"The Unforgotten"February 19, 2002 (2002-02-19)
Cases in which persistence and technology result in justice for murder victims. Featured cases: the 1985 murder of Abigail Niebauer; the 1987 disappearance and murder of Tracy Jo Shine; the 1989 murder of Susan Doll (aka Sarah Dean).
7710"Tainted Blood"March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05)
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7811"Buried Secrets"February 26, 2002 (2002-02-26)
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7912"Proof of Innocence"March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19)
Examining cases in which the wrongfully convicted were exonerated. Featured cases: Kirk Bloodsworth and Kevin Green.
8013"Drawing Conclusions"March 26, 2002 (2002-03-26)
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8114"Stranger than Fiction"September 10, 2002 (2002-09-10)
Examines the murders committed by George Waterfield Russel, Michael Fletcher
8215"Predators and Parasites"May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21)
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8316"In the Camera's Eye"June 11, 2002 (2002-06-11)
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8417"Wasted Youth"June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25)
Murders committed by juveniles. Examines the murders of Micah Pollock, the Wilson family (aka White) in Bellevue, WA, and Brad Hansen.
8518"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
861"Murder for Hire"October 15, 2002 (2002-10-15)
Examines the murders of Wendy Kratzert and Sheila Bellush.
872"Toxic Death"December 3, 2002 (2002-12-03)
Examines the murders of Stephen Hricko and Kay Sybers.
873"Material Witness"December 10, 2002 (2002-12-10)
Examines the murders of Shirley Duguay, Noreen Boyle, and Alfred Pinegar
894"Betrayed"December 17, 2002 (2002-12-17)
Examines the triple murder by arson case of Robin Lee Row and the Murder of Nick Howard.
905"Elements of Murder"December 24, 2002 (2002-12-24)
Examines the murders of Susan Galloway, Lenora Robinson, and Jennifer McCrady.
916"Random Targets"January 14, 2003 (2003-01-14)
Examines the murder sprees of Mark Cunningham and Timothy Wilson Spencer.
927"Grave Secrets"February 11, 2003 (2003-02-11)
Examines the murders or Jason DeNoyer and Mark Bosom.
938"At Close Range"February 18, 2003 (2003-02-18)
Examines the Murder of Kathleen Martin and of Leo and Mary Donnard
949"Lethal Encounter"March 25, 2003 (2003-03-25)
Examines the cases of convicted murderers Michael Tyrone Crump and Michael Sexton.
9510"Crimes of Passion"April 22, 2003 (2003-04-22)
Examines the double murder of Marlin Barnes and Timwanika Lumpkins and the Murder of Ralph Gawor.
9611"Absent Witness"May 13, 2003 (2003-05-13)
Examines the murders of Al Hamilton and June Adkins.
9712"Marked for Death"July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17)
Examines the murder sprees of Richard William Kutzner and Calvin Stallworth.
9813"Fatal Abductions"June 10, 2003 (2003-06-10)
Examines the murders of Natalie Mirabal and Katie Poirier+.
9914"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.
10015"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.
10116"Undaunted"July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08)
Examines the Rape of Patricia White and Murder of Mikey Carter.
10217"Forsaken Trust"August 5, 2003 (2003-08-05)
Examines the familicide committed by Robert Meyer and the Murder of Candace Brown.
10318"Coroner Investigation"January 3, 2004 (2004-01-03)
Los Angeles County coroner Julie Wilson explains her job, and the inside of the coroner's office is examined, with the duties of different positions explained, and the procedures for dealing with sudden unexplained deaths described.

Season 9 (2003–04)

No. Overall No. Per Season Title US airdate
1041"Hidden Obsessions"October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28)
Murder convictions of James Lawson and Calvin Parker.
1052"Blind Trust"November 25, 2003 (2003-11-25)
Examines the 1998 murder of Carly Martinez and the case of serial killer Sean Goble.
1063"Shattered Vows"January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10)
In El Dorado County, CA, an injured car passenger is found along with a dead woman in what turns out to be a staged car accident; in Palo Alto, CA, a woman appears to have haven fallen to her death in her basement, but luminol tells a different story.
1074"Fatal Impressions"January 13, 2004 (2004-01-13)
Includes the killing spree of Christian Fuhr and the Murder of Bonnie Horinek.
1085"Misplaced Loyalty"January 17, 2004 (2004-01-17)
Murder conviction of Christine Loyd.
1096"Killing Time"January 29, 2004 (2004-01-29)
The 1999 disappearance and murder of Tammy Lynn Karen; the 1998 murder of Vermont motel clerk Jane DesMaris.
1107"Silent Killers"March 13, 2004 (2004-03-13)
Murder convictions of Helen Moore and serial poison killer Sukhwinder Dhillon.
1118"Out to Kill"March 16, 2004 (2004-03-16)
Murders of Amy Willard (22) and Christopher Meyer (10).
1129"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).
11310"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.
11411"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.
11512"Price of Murder"May 8, 2004 (2004-05-08)
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11613"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.
11714"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.
11815"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.
11916"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.
12017"Fatal Twist"September 18, 2004 (2004-09-18)
A pregnant woman is murdered in her Chesapeake, Virginia home; the 1990 murder of Carolyn Rogers.
12118"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

*A pseudonym for the victim was given in the episode +A pseudonym for the killer was given in the episode

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