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Identifying A Victim

Most are familiar with methods like DNA testing. But trained CSI professional have lots of other less obvious methods of uncovering someone's identity.

Investigation Discovery Clips

  • Play Extreme Forensics: Serial Murders Part 1
    Serial Murders Part 1

    Extreme Forensics (05:31)

    In Louisiana, a woman is murdered and investigators soon find that the circumstances surrounding her death resemble that of a cold case.
  • Play Solved: Fingerprint Analysis
    Fingerprint Analysis

    Solved (03:22)

    Fingerprint technology must advance in order to keep up with the future.
  • Play Extreme Forensics: Missing Victim Part 1
    Missing Victim Part 1

    Extreme Forensics (06:06)

    A young pipefitter, hoping to reunite with his family soon turns up missing after a night of partying with a new group of friends.
  • Play Solved: Forensic Linguistic
    Forensic Linguistic

    Solved (04:24)

    Forensic linguistics expert Dr. Robert Leonard must link the words in order to determine if Brian Hummert is responsible for his wife's murder.
  • Play Solved: Document Forging
    Document Forging

    Solved (04:17)

    Salt Lake City is rocked by package bombings and it's up to forensic document expert, William Flynn to determine if documents found are real or fake.
  • Play Solved: DNA Analysis
    DNA Analysis

    Solved (03:45)

    For more than a decade a cornerstone of forensic science has been DNA. This cornerstone helped gather clues into the disappearance of Joy.
  • Play Extreme Forensics: Serial Murders Part 3
    Serial Murders Part 3

    Extreme Forensics (06:13)

    After a thorough investigation it seems that a suspect may have been found. Can forensic investigators help close the case?
  • Play Solved: Package Bomb
    Package Bomb

    Solved (03:47)

    Some criminals think that evidence can be blown away, but forensic investigators can find the missing pieces to solve a case.
  • Play Dateline: Five Minute Mysteries: Monster of Florence
    Monster of Florence

    Dateline: Five Minute... (05:55)

    Young lovers killed and their bodies mutilated. Two writers work together to find the monster responsible for the deaths of many in the city of Florence.
  • Play Extreme Forensics: Serial Murders Part 2
    Serial Murders Part 2

    Extreme Forensics (05:18)

    Residents of Louisiana live in fear that the next person who crosses their path could be a murderer.
  • Play Solved: Trace Evidence
    Trace Evidence

    Solved (03:13)

    In the Charlene Hummert murder investigation finding trace evidence becomes critical to solving the case.
  • Play Extreme Forensics: Who Killed Misty? Part 1
    Who Killed Misty? Part 1

    Extreme Forensics (05:30)

    A decomposing body is found bound and bagged. It is up to forensic investigators to determine cause of death and the victim's identity.
 

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