Show overview
Forensic Files has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 372 episodes. That works out to roughly 130 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 20 min and 23 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language True Crime show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 23 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2020, with 108 episodes published. Published by HLN.
From the publisher
Forensic Files is a pioneer in the field of fact-based, high-tech, dramatic storytelling. This series of television programs delves into the world of forensic science, profiling intriguing crimes, accidents, and outbreaks of disease from around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
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Telltale Tracks
Introducing Explain Like I'm 5
Soft Touch
Introducing Explain Like I'm 5
Constructive Criticism
Headquarters
The Alibi
This episode originally aired July 15, 2019. After the rape and murder of a popular high school student, authorities ask the males in her social circles to volunteer DNA. When a match is found, the community is stunned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Introducing Explain Like I'm 5
Explain Like I'm 5 is a podcast which takes the questions you always wanted to ask, and explains them in a way that is easy to understand. Each question is covered in mini episodes that are easy to digest and less than 10 minutes long. We have been loving this podcast and hope you check it out too.
Slippery Motives
This episode originally aired July 11, 2019. While staying at a hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, a Louisiana woman drowns in a bathtub. Her husband claims it was an accident, but detectives are skeptical as they discover evidence of foul play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Broken Bond
This episode originally aired July 8, 2019. The story of nurse Tanya Reid who may have murdered her own baby and was planning to murder her son. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bed Of Deceit
This episode originally aired July 4, 2019. A retired police officer is discovered dead in his bed. Examination of the evidence at the crime scene, the tape from a bank surveillance camera, and forensic textbooks found in the victim's home are used to solve the murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Flashover
This episode originally aired July 1, 2019. A fire erupted in the Kings Cross Underground Station in London, killing 31 people and injuring dozens more. Arson investigators were able to pinpoint the cause of the fire, but it would take state-of-the-art computer technology and experts in the field of fluid dynamics to explain why it became a deadly inferno. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Water Hazard
This episode originally aired June 27, 2019. The victim had ingested a massive amount of cyanide. An unlikely clue - a flaw on a mailing envelope -- exposed a murderer who was willing to kill innocent people to get the one person he wanted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Knot For Everyone
This episode originally aired June 24, 2019. A series of murders near Sacramento, Calif., where prostitutes were gagged and molested, their clothes cut off in random patterns and their hair cut off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cement the Case
This episode originally aired June 20, 2019. A man confesses to killing his wife but forensic evidence may lead to another suspect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pastoral Care
This episode originally aired June 17, 2019. When the body of a female prison guard shows up in a landfill, investigators suspect the prisoners in the facility where she worked. The medical examiner found an important clue, a "signature" element, which figured in two other murders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Where The Blood Drops
This episode originally aired June 13, 2019. When someone dies under mysterious circumstances, the spouse almost always is a suspect -- especially if they are in bed, sleeping beside the individual at the time of their death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Naked Justice
This episode originally aired June 10, 2019. A 29-year-old pregnant wife is found dead in her home of a gunshot wound to the head. Blood spatter analysis led police to the truth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.