When a Russian prostitute is found murdered, Los Angeles Homicide detectives quickly find the case to be anything but routine. Following a tangled string of clues, investigators are drawn into the murky world of high-end prostitution, illegal alien smuggling and Russian Organized Crime. Police must navigate their way through the dark underworld of Los Angeles – and hope that forensic science can nail the killer.
Grade levels: Adult
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Rampage
Four brutal murders in one bloody weekend devastate the small town of Barrie, Ontario. The prime suspects, three violent, escaped convicts, are on the loose. But while police conduct a massive manhunt, they begin to discover that the evidence isnt adding up. As the frightened city demands answers, detectives and forensic scientists find themselves in a desperate race to find those responsible – before they can kill again.
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The Yosemite Park Murders
Carole Sund, her daughter Juli and friend Silvina Pelosso go missing while vacationing in Yosemite National Park. The theory is that they had a car accident. What begins as a search and rescue operation becomes a chilling case of murder when the bodies of two of the women are discovered in the trunk of their burned out rental car. An anonymous letter to the FBI leads authorities to the body of the third victim – sexually assaulted and murdered by a lake. Confusing and contradictory evidence keeps police off the trail of a sadistic killer until after he strikes again. When they finally catch Cary Stayner, the handyman at the motel where the women were murdered, he confesses that he used forensic science to mislead and manipulate investigators.
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Hog Trail Murders
Between January 1994 and April 1996, in central Florida, the bodies of four men are found in a wooded area known as The Hog Trails. All are severely decomposed, all are naked, and all have been genitally mutilated. Police realize they are chasing a serial killer, but the investigation is hampered by the fact that they are unable to identify any of the victims. Finally a fifth body yields a name, and soon puts authorities on the trail of nurse Daniel Conahan. Police are able to prove that Conahan –a sexual sadist with a taste for bondage– lured transients to the woods with promises of easy money posing for nude photographs. In the privacy of the wilderness, he tied them to trees and brutally murdered them.
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Death on a Comet: The Rosetta Mission
The Rosetta mission that made historic discoveries on Comet 67P comes to a dramatic end. The spacecraft that brought back incredible photos and ground-breaking science crashes onto the comet’s surface.
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Pluto: First Encounter
Pluto: First Encounter chronicles the drama of a quest that will bring the once 9th planet into focus, shattering all we have known or dreamed of this small distant place, giving it new meaning within the realm of our Solar System.
In this hour, we’ll revisit Pluto’s discovery, its rise as a planetary rock star and its status shift to ‘dwarf’ planet. We’ll meet those who are steadfast in championing the once 9th Planet and those who oppose its spotlight. We’ll reveal what the best science in the world knows of the planet and what they’re about to learn – surprises in store as this imaginative world comes into focus in real time. There’s just one shot – and we’ve got your inside ticket to the ride.
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Jupiter: Close Encounter
Jupiter is the biggest, baddest planet in our solar system; its radiation and magnetic fields are near death traps for most spacecraft – but not for Juno.
Juno is a first-of-a-kind armored space vehicle with a goal of discovering what is beneath Jupiter’s magnificent clouds. Believed to be the first planet formed, unlocking the mysteries behind Jupiter’s creation will help scientists learn more about the origin of the entire solar system.
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First Scientists
They are the First Scientists of North America and now, slowly, their magnificent contributions are being recognized by today’s global scientific community. This groundbreaking documentary explores the science and the people behind some of the greatest scientific achievements of our time. Scientific disciplines like astronomy, ecology, engineering, zoology, and even artificial intelligence have all been influenced by the knowledge learned by the First Peoples of North America.
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The Profilers
Serial killers are often twisted geniuses; so cunning that catching them seems almost impossible. But from Jack The Ripper to those who terrify us today, their bizarre behaviour is as specific as a signature. Sophisticated crime fighters map the psychological and physical terrain of multiple murderers. Forensic Expert: Detective Sergeant Brad Moore Geographic Profiler at th Ontario Provincial Police.
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Nature’s Clues
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, in gory detail, the clues nature leaves behind on a human corpse. Forensic Expert: Dr. Lee Goff Entomologist at Chaminade University.