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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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.
  • 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: Trace Evidence
    Trace Evidence

    Solved (03:13)

    In the Charlene Hummert murder investigation finding trace evidence becomes critical to solving the case.
  • 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: 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 Unsolved History: Son of Sam: The Facts
    Son of Sam: The Facts

    Unsolved History (05:33)

    The NYPD has arrested David Berkowitz for the brutal murders that have struck fear in the hearts of many New Yorkers. Did Berkowitz acted alone?
 

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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