The Forensic Files Duo
Recapping, updating and sometimes correcting the ORIGINAL True Crime TV show, Forensic Files. One host has been watching True Crime shows since she was (way too) young and the other host thought he was starting a podcast about The X Files, so he is learning everything about true crime for the first time.
Episodes
The hosts of the Forensic Files Duo podcast provide an in-depth recap and analysis of Forensic Files Season 1, Episode 9, titled "Deadly Neighborhoods," which delves into unsettling clusters of cancer cases that emerged in various communities across the United States.
The episode highlights instances where residents in specific neighborhoods experienced unusually high rates of cancer, prompting investigation...
In this episode of the Forensic Files Duo Podcast, the hosts take a deep dive into Forensic Files Season 14, Episode 15, Trail of a Killer. This chilling case follows the brutal 2003 murder of Kathy Loreck, who was attacked while walking on a popular trail during her lunch break in broad daylight while speaking on the phone with her husband. Investigators struggled to find leads—until DNA evidence from cigarette butts...
On the Forensic Files Duo podcast’s 16th episode, the duo take a deep dive into The Wilson Murder. This episode of Forensic Files delves into the murder of Jack Wilson, a wealthy doctor found dead in his home under suspicious circumstances. Initially thought to be a burglary gone wrong, forensic experts soon suspect a complex plot. But did they get it?
Listeners can expect a mix of detailed forensic breakdowns, lighthe...
The Duo covers Season 14, Episode 16 of Forensic Files, titled "Gone Ballistic," the episode delves into the 2008 murder of Colorado real estate developer Alan Helmick. Found shot to death in his home by his wife, Miriam Helmick, she quickly became the prime suspect. A breakthrough came when they unearthed a bullet fired 20 years earlier from the now-missing murder weapon.
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The Duo recaps and reviews Season 1 Episode 7 titled "Legionnaires Disease". In the summer of 1976, during America's Bicentennial celebrations, 180 Legionnaires contracted an aggressive pneumonia-like illness after a convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After 29 of them die, doctors and scientists are puzzled. The determination of one scientist helps to discover the cause of this deadly disease no...
On Forensic Files Season 14, Episode 17, "Seeing Red" we learn about the case that is commonly referred to as the "Suitcase Murder". The body of Summer Baldwin is found in September 2005 in a suitcase in a Texas landfill. Using classic detective work combined with digital forensics, the suitcase leads investigators to Rosendo Rodriguez and the forensic evidence against him seals his fate. However, ...
Episode 13 recaps and updates the Forensic Files Episode from Season 1, Episode 6 years called "The Souther Side Strangler". After years of terrorizing and murdering women in Richmond and Arlington, VA, FBI profiling, advances in DNA testing and good-old detective work lead Detectives to the man who raped and strangled five women in Virginia from 1984 through 1988. Not only is this The U.S. criminal justice ...
Auto-Motive is episode 18 of Season 14 of Forensic Files. This episode covers the case of Michelle Harris. On the night of September 11, 2001, in Spencer, New York, Michele Anne Harris left her work, went to see a boyfriend and left shortly after 11 p.m. This was the last time anyone has admitted to seeing her. The next morning, her car was found on her estate that she shared with her children and soon-to-be EX-husban...
This episode covers Forensic Files Season 1, Episode 5 called, "Planted Evidence". We learn about the murder of 32-year-old single mother, Denise Johnson, the state of Phoenix in the 90's and how PLANT DNA get's justice for Denise and her loved ones. We also discuss pagers in case any Gen Z's have a passion for technology of the past.
Sources: Wikipedia | Forensic Files | Rogue Column...
When nursing student, Tamika Huston goes missing from Spartanburg, South Carolina in May of 2004, her aunt, the investigators and the community as a whole come together to find her. Tamika's case inspired the creation of The Black and Missing Foundation and sparked the first national conversation regarding the racial disparities in media coverage for missing person cases.
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Wikipedia | Finding...
The FF Duo recaps and provides updates on the FIRST CASE EVER to use DNA to find and convict a murderer. This episode discusses Episode 4 from Season 1 called, The Footpath Murders. Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth were young vibrant 15 year old girls. Colin Pitchfork brutally took Lynda’s life in 1983 and Dawn’s in 1986 and he almost got away with it. In this episode we even meet the man who invented DNA profiling, how t...
When the city of Navasota, Texas finds a beloved leader of their community and local funeral director Lonnie Turner, Sr. shot to death in his home, his son Lonnie Jr. becomes the prime suspect. The FF Duo recaps, reviews and discusses the evidence used to solve the case... Is Ballistic Evidence still reliable and admissible in a court of law? Did the DNA evidence lead to the only person responsible? What is Lonnie Jr....
In 1992 wife and mother of 3, Caren Campano disappeared from her Oklahoma City home after a loud argument with her husband. A large blood stain, a weak alibi, 'reverse paternity' dna testing and the use of luminol to expose blood spatter all lead to solving this case. "The House That Roared" is episode 3 in season 1 of Forensic Files. Listen now for an episode recap, review, update and any correct...
When a woman is found sexually assaulted and murdered in her apartment with her unharmed 1 year old baby, the common-law and abusive husband is immediately the suspect. Then three years later a young woman survives a violent rape but the cases aren't connected until 10 years later due to a mix of coincidence, law changes and huge advances in FORENSIC SCIENCE! Episode 21 from season 14 is 400th and very last epis...
This episode covers the tragic death of 14 year old Trey Cooley while helping out a competitive shooting event at a Dallas gun club. Investigators and forensic computer animation is used to help Trey's heartbroken father find answers.
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Forensic Files Season 1 Episode 2
Wikipedia
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2014/03/07/dallas-pistol-club-in-carrollton-offers-a-place-to-practice/<...
A 'copycat' serial killer trying to impersonate the 1960's Zodiac Killer, stalked the streets of New York in the 1990's and had the NYPD consulting star charts, WWII code breakers, handwriting experts and "questioned documents examiners"....
Our hearts are with the victims and their families:
Mario Orozco
Germán Montenegro
Joseph Proce
Larry Parham
Patricia ...
Shakespeare, Legally Blonde, and JANSPORT BACKPACKS, OH MY! Listen to the Forensic Files Duo recap and review the Forensic Files Episode called Death Play. In this episode we discuss the death of Steven Robards and how his daughter Marie, ALMOST got away with murder.
Content Warning: The topic of suicide is mentioned in this episode.
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Join The Forensic Files Duo kick off the podcast as they recap the very first episode of the very first season of Forensic Files covering The Disappearance of Helle Crafts. This case is also known as “The wood chipper murder”. Special appearance by the famous forensic scientist Dr. Henry Lee… Danielle includes recent updates regarding why his work in multiple cases are under scrutiny.
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