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DNA Analysis

For more than a decade a cornerstone of forensic science has been DNA. This cornerstone helped gather clues into the disappearance of Joy.

Investigation Discovery Clips

  • Play Solved: Fingerprint Analysis
    Fingerprint Analysis

    Solved (03:22)

    Fingerprint technology must advance in order to keep up with the future.
  • 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 Solved: Trace Evidence
    Trace Evidence

    Solved (03:13)

    In the Charlene Hummert murder investigation finding trace evidence becomes critical to solving the case.
  • 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: Computer Forensics
    Computer Forensics

    Solved (03:27)

    Investigators working the William McGuire murder case use computer forensics to mine incriminating evidence from the computer of McGuire's wife.
  • 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: Amido Black
    Amido Black

    Solved (03:23)

    In order to bring trace evidence to light forensic investigators must use a tool called "Amido Black".
  • Play Solved: Photogrammetry
    Photogrammetry

    Solved (03:27)

    The process of photogrammetry can help police determine the height of suspects caught on a blurry video.
  • 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 Solved: LIBS
    LIBS

    Solved (04:10)

    A new technology can now link plants to their environment. Can Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy help detectives to solve cases where the victim cannot be identified?
  • Play Solved: Cell Phone Tracking
    Cell Phone Tracking

    Solved (03:21)

    In the Corbin murder investigation cell phone tracking is used to poke holes in the suspect's alibi and close the case.
  • Play Solved: Body Identification
    Body Identification

    Solved (03:59)

    When it's difficult for investigators to ID the victim of a crime, they must turn to forensic technology in order to complete the job.
 

New technologies are aiding investigators now more than ever. "Solved" investigates how these advances helped resolve some hard-to-crack cases.

 
 

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