Forensic Factor

Forensic Factor
Genre	True crime
Country of origin	Canada
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	42
Original release
Network	Discovery Channel
Release	January 9, 2003 (2003-01-09) – August 13, 2010 (2010-08-13)

Forensic Factor is a Canadian true crime docuseries, which airs on Discovery Channel Canada, Sun TV, and the Justice Network. The series, which utilizes an anthology format, features forensic techniques and their application in crime-solving by examining notable cases. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Episodes

Season 1 (2003)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Case	Original air date
1	1	Nature's Clues	Various	January 9, 2003 (2003-01-09)
How do bugs, pigs and even the weather help investigators solve crimes? From tropical Hawaii to the frigid waters of Lake Ontario, forensic experts reveal the clues nature leaves behind on a human corpse.
2	2	The Profilers	Various	January 23, 2003 (2003-01-23)
The bizarre behavior of a killer is as specific as a signature. Sophisticated crime fighters map the psychological and physical terrain of murderers.
3	3	Lasting Impressions	Various	January 30, 2003 (2003-01-30)
How can the slightest impressions tips help crime fighters find their offender, like Allan Legere or Ted Bundy.
4	4	Murder Weapons	Various	November 14, 2003 (2003-11-14)
Advanced technology is used to investigate explosive residue, ballistics and trauma wounds, to reveal the weapons and the criminals who used them.
5	5	The Cover Up	Various	November 21, 2003 (2003-11-21)
Fire, water, earth - killers call on all the elements in their attempt to cover up their crimes. But even a body burned to ashes, sunk deep into the sea or reduced to fragments will still tell its forensic tale.
6	6	Future Crime	Various	November 28, 2003 (2003-11-28)
Forensic experts describe their use of hi-tech tools to solve crimes. From lie-detectors to computers which can allegedly isolate a guilty face in a crowd.

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Season 2 (2004)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Case	Original air date
7	1	Forensics on Trial	Murder of Andrea Atkinson	November 12, 2004 (2004-11-12)
A six-year old girl is found dead in the boiler room of her Toronto tenement. Scientific tests determine that the sound in the boiler room suppressed her voice as she was suffocated. Whoever killed her knew no one would hear him.
8	2	Bloody Valentine	Murder of Susan Hamilton	November 19, 2004 (2004-11-19)
Oklahoma City detectives finds a woman lying naked in a pool of blood. The evidence suggests a crime of both heated rage and cold calculation.
9	3	A Deadly Affair	Murder of Selina Shen	November 26, 2004 (2004-11-26)
An international manhunt ensues involving seven police forces and four countries after five body parts are found on a highway.
10	4	Killing Spree	Danny Rolling	December 3, 2004 (2004-12-03)
Five university students are brutally attacked and killed in Gainesville, Florida. Authorities are dedicated to catch the perpetrator. Note: The episode features interview with Rolling himself.
11	5	Beauty Queen	Murder of Karyn Hearn Slover	December 10, 2004 (2004-12-10)
A small-town dreamer finally got her big break. She's been offered work as a model by an agency. She leaves her desk at the local newspaper in Decatur, Illinois and is never heard from again.
12	6	No Body, No Crime	Murder of Frank Black	December 17, 2004 (2004-12-17)
A millionaire boards a commercial flight in New York City and disappears into thin air. Authorities believe his former business associate is the man behind the disappearance.

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Season 3 (2005)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Case	Original air date
13	1	Fremont Bomber	Rodney Blach	July 11, 2005 (2005-07-11)
A series of bombs rocks Fremont, California. The targets include both the Chief and Ex-Chief of police. Can police and forensic scientists stop the bomber before he strikes again?
14	2	Vanished	Murder of Thomas Ku	July 18, 2005 (2005-07-18)
The owner of a private school is kidnapped from his driveway. Investigators race against time, since he is a diabetic man who desperately in need of his medication.
15	3	Betrayed	Murders of Hyo Jung Jin and Hea Song	September 9, 2005 (2005-09-09)
The discovery of an Asian woman's body in an abandoned suitcase leads North Yorkshire police to London. But instead of answers, the mystery only deepens when they discover that a second woman is missing.
16	4	Summer of Hate	Murders of Gary Matson and Winfield Mowder	September 15, 2005 (2005-09-15)
The murder of a gay couple in Redding, California has police stymied. As investigators dig deeper, they suspect that the case is linked to a series of arsons that have destroyed several synagogues and an abortion clinic. The trail leads them to the sinister world of hate crimes.
17	5	Promised Land	Murder of Lyudmyla Petushenko	September 30, 2005 (2005-09-30)
When a Russian sex-worker is found murdered, Los Angeles homicide detectives quickly find the case to be anything but routine.
18	6	Rampage	Eric Ross	October 14, 2005 (2005-10-14)
Four brutal murders in one bloody weekend devastate the town of Barrie. Forensic scientists find themselves in a desperate race to find those responsible.

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Season 4 (2007)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Case	Original air date
19	1	Hog Trail Murders	Daniel Conahan	May 4, 2008 (2008-05-04)
In Central Florida multiple bodies of men are found in wooded areas. Police realize they are chasing a serial killer, but the investigation is hampered by the fact that they are unable to identify the victims.
20	2	Yosemite Park Murders	Cary Stayner	May 11, 2007 (2007-05-11)
Carole Sund, her daughter Juli and friend Silvina Pelosso go missing while vacationing in Yosemite National Park. What begins as a search and rescue operation becomes a chilling case of murder.
21	3	House Hermit	Murder of Ian and Nancy Blackburn	May 18, 2007 (2007-05-18)
An elderly couple is found dead in the trunk of their car at their home. The investigation eventually leads to the couple's vacation home an hour north of the city.
22	4	Sniper	John Muhammad, Lee Boyd Malvo	May 25, 2007 (2007-05-25)
For 23 days a sniper terrorizes the Washington, D.C. area. Authorities struggle to find a clue until they discover a single fingerprint, which leads to not one, but two killers.
23	5	Dead Man's Hollow	Murder of Hovhannes Amirian	June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01)
A retired fireman on a morning bike ride notices a burning bundle in a farmer's field in Norfolk. Investigators recognizes the smell of burning human flesh.
24	6	Olympic Bomber	Eric Rudolph	June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01)
The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta are rocked by a massive pipe bomb explosion. Two person are killed and hundreds injured. Subsequent bombs at an abortion clinic and a gay bar show a similar M.O.

Season 5 (2008–09)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Case	Original air date
25	1	The Colchester Rapist	Dayle Grayer	August 1, 2008 (2008-08-01)
A serial rapist reign of terror that spans more than eighteen years. He stalks and preys on elderly women living in Colchester, Ontario. Only a revolution in forensic science can catch the elusive attacker.
26	2	Atomic Dog	James Charles Kopp	August 8, 2008 (2008-08-08)
A sniper targets abortion doctors creating a wide-city panic. After every attack the self-appointed angel of death disappears into the shadowy underground.
27	3	The Eclectic Murders	Robert “Bobby” Fry	August 15, 2008 (2008-08-15)
In the 1990s a string of vicious homicides rocked Farmington, New Mexico. Police have no idea that the perpetrator hides within a group of Goth youths.
28	4	Smiley Face Killer	Robert Lee Yates	August 22, 2008 (2008-08-22)
The working-girls of Spokane, Washington are targeted by a cruel serial killer. On each victim's head, police find his macabre calling card - a plastic bag emblazoned with an ironic Smiley Face.
29	5	Forsaken	Murder of Yvette Budram	August 29, 2008 (2008-08-29)
On the outskirts of Hamilton, Ontario a jogger makes a gruesome discovery - the partially mummified remains of a human body. Authorities must use special art forensics to be able to identify the victim.
30	6	The Fifth Commandment	Ryan Erickson	March 27, 2009 (2009-03-27)
Two undertakers are shot and killed while at work at a funeral home in Hudson, Wisconsin. With the help of Richard Walter the local police are determined to solve the Agatha Christie-like mystery.
31	7	Knock Knock You're Dead	Derrick Todd Lee	April 3, 2009 (2009-04-03)
In the early 2000s Baton Rouge, Louisiana is held in the terrifying grip of a serial killer. The number of victims is growing whose "low risk" lifestyle should have never put them on the radar of a killer.
32	8	Pyromaniac	John Leonard Orr	April 10, 2009 (2009-04-10)
A series fires rips through San Joaquin Valley, killing four people and devastating the landscape. An extensive investigation by the ATF, local police and forensic scientists reveals a common pattern among all the blazes. To their horror the serial offender is no stranger to them.
33	9	Leaving Las Vegas	Margaret Rudin	April 17, 2009 (2009-04-17)
Las Vegas homicide detectives discover the charred remains of a prominent business man. Investigators are thrust into a dangerous world of high stakes deception fueled by passion, greed and revenge.
34	10	Greetings from Yahweh	Phineas Priesthood	April 24, 2009 (2009-04-24)
A series of bombings and bank robberies leaves a usually serene city reeling. The crimes are committed the most radical and dangerous white supremacist movement.
35	11	Picture Perfect	Nelson Serrano	May 1, 2009 (2009-05-01)
In small-town Bartow, Florida four bodies are found murdered in a factory. When investigators finally zero in on a prime suspect, they are foiled by his picture-perfect alibi.
36	12	Bike Path Rapist	Altemio Sanchez	May 8, 2009 (2009-05-08)
The bike paths in a suburb of Buffalo, New York is taken by an evil man. The series of sexual assaults eventually escalates into murder. After decades, DNA evidence finally reveal the serial killer identity.

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Season 6 (2010)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Case	Original air date
37	1	Million Dollar Murder	Murder of Charles Clinton White	July 9, 2010 (2010-07-09)
Police discover a millionaire brutally slain in his Horseshoe Bay, Texas mansion. Investigators are forced to navigate through a wide circle of friends - that includes rich CEOs, celebrity athletes, movie stars.
38	2	Shopping Spree Killer	Dana Sue Gray	July 16, 2010 (2010-07-16)
Multiple elderly woman are murdered in their home of the upscale gated community of Canyon Lake, California. Police fear there's a psychopathic serial killer on the loose.
39	3	Thrill Kill	Dale Hausner and Samuel Dieteman	July 23, 2010 (2010-07-23)
The city of Phoenix, Arizona is shocked by a series of drive-by shooting that targets anybody. Detectives race against time to stop a team of killers.
40	4	Jack	William Charles Lewis	July 30, 2010 (2010-07-30)
In march of 2001 multiple people had been shot in East Point, Georgia. At all scenes a piece of paper had been left with “Jack” written with a highlighter.
41	5	The Abbotsford Killer	Terry Driver	August 6, 2010 (2010-08-06)
Someone brutally attacks two teenager girls in Abbotsford, British Columbia, killing one of them. A Special Task Force is created when the killer leaves taunting messages about the horrendous crime.
42	6	Love Bites	Murder of Devon Guzman	August 13, 2010 (2010-08-13)
A vivacious teenage girl is found brutally stabbed to death in her car in Easton, Pennsylvania. The suspects' stories overlap and raise more questions than they answer.

Forensic Factor: A New Era

In 2023, Discovery Channel rebooted the series. The first season aired with 6 episodes.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Case	Original air date
1	1	The Windshield Cracked From Side to Side	Death of Barbara Kendhammer	November 17, 2023 (2023-11-17)
In West Salem, Wisconsin, Todd Kendhammer claims his wife was killed in a car accident. However, the forensic evidence doesn't back him up. When a new defense team, known for working on the Steven Avery case is hired, they bring in their own forensic experts to contradict the state's case.
2	2	The Red Flags of Murder	Murder of Leslie Neulander	November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24)
In DeWitt, New York, Leslie Neulander's death is declared accidental, forensic investigators sound the alarm that this was no accident. A close look at the 911 call, a new analysis of the autopsy report, and blood where there shouldn't be all help catch the unlikely killer.
3	3	Suitcase Of Secrets	Murder of Jamie Haggard	December 1, 2023 (2023-12-01)
A suitcase filled with unidentified human remains unlocks a missing person's case. Jamie Haggard disappearance in Kenmore, Washington went unsolved for two years. The forensic analysis of a nearly-destroyed cellphone found in the suitcase reveals a mysterious photo which reveals the culprit behind the murder.
4	4	The Cops, The Fugitive, The Nurse, And Her Lover	Murder of Lanell Barsock	December 8, 2023 (2023-12-08)
When Lanell Barsock is found murdered in Palmdale, California, it seems obvious to all that her boyfriend did it. When the forensic evidence comes in, investigators are astonished to learn they've arrested the wrong person. If he is innocent, who's the killer?
5	5	A Rifle Doesn't Lie	Murders of Nichole Payne and Austin Taylor Wages	December 15, 2023 (2023-12-15)
Homicide investigators in Quitman, Texas are convinced an apparent murder-suicide was staged but the experienced CSI on the scene disagrees. Only the gut instincts of the cops, coupled with an outside forensic expert's opinion, convince authorities who the real killer is.
6	6	Hair of the Dog	Murder of Misty April Morse	December 22, 2023 (2023-12-22)
When the body of a woman is found floating in a river in Merritt Island, Florida, police find it near impossible to identify her. With only a piece of nautical rope, a strip of duct tape with a strange hair on it, and some plastic bags to go on, they use every forensic tool they have to catch her killer.

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