Forensic Files

10 Best Episodes of Forensic Files - Season 2

Forensic Files profiles intriguing crimes, accidents, and outbreaks of disease from around the world. Follow coroners, medical examiners, law enforcement personnel and legal experts as they seek the answers to baffling and mysterious cases, which have been ripped from the headlines. Forensic Files puts a new spin on the "whodunit" genre and will satisfy the most ardent true-crime buffs.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 08, 2023.

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Forensic Files - S2E7

#13 - Fatal Fungus (Season 2 - Episode 7)

An infant was rushed to a Cleveland emergency room with serious breathing problems. The baby’s lungs were bleeding, a life threatening, extremely rare condition. Within months, there were more than 30 cases – an incidence more than a thousand times higher than anywhere else in the world. Doctors had never seen anything like it, and searched frantically for the cause and a cure. AKA Medical Detectives, Season 2, Episode 7.

The episode was rated 7.29 from 35 votes.

Forensic Files - S2E1

#12 - The Common Thread (Season 2 - Episode 1)

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The year was 1984, and a serial killer was on the loose in Florida. Eight women had been found dead. At each crime scene, investigators found tiny red fibers, fibers they hoped would lead them to the killer. AKA Medical Detectives Season 2, Episode 1.

The episode was rated 7.32 from 66 votes.

Forensic Files - S2E8

#11 - Charred Remains (Season 2 - Episode 8)

Shortly after daybreak in Vancouver, British Columbia, a fire was set in a dumpster. No one saw either the arsonist or the fire, and it burned for hours in the deserted parking lot. But there was more than garbage in the container, and it would take sophisticated science to find the evidence in the ashes. Originally aired as Season 2, Episode 8.

The episode was rated 7.33 from 33 votes.

Forensic Files - S2E5

#10 - Bitter Potion (Season 2 - Episode 5)

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The flu-like symptoms of a mother and her children proved to be indicative something much more serious: thallium poisoning. Investigators had to find the source of the poison... and when the mother died, to determine if the exposure was accidental, or if they also needed to find a killer. AKA Medical Detectives, Season 2, Episode 5.

The episode was rated 7.38 from 34 votes.

Forensic Files - S2E12

#9 - Micro-Clues (Season 2 - Episode 12)

After a day of fishing in a small, quiet village in Switzerland, a teenage boy did not return home as planned. The investigation revealed some important microscopic evidence in the water near where he was last seen. It was the only forensic evidence detectives had. But would it be enough for them to find him? Originally aired as Season 2, Episode 12.

The episode was rated 7.41 from 22 votes.

Forensic Files - S2E6

#8 - The Blood Trail (Season 2 - Episode 6)

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In a quiet village in Great Britain, a farmer came upon a chilling sight. Impaled on his fence post was a severed lamb’s head along with a note which read, “You next.” The author of the note didn’t elaborate on why the farmer had been targeted, but between the lines, he’d said plenty. Originally aired as Season 2, Episode 6.

The episode was rated 7.41 from 41 votes.

Forensic Files - S2E4

#7 - Sex, Lies & DNA (Season 2 - Episode 4)

While Earl Morris was vacationing in California, he learned his wife had gone missing from their home in Arizona. The search for Ruby Morris involved dozens of investigators and scientists, even the coast guard. And the results of that investigation surprised everyone... especially Earl Morris. Originally aired as Season 2, Episode 4.

The episode was rated 7.43 from 37 votes.

Forensic Files - S2E3

#6 - Killer Fog (Season 2 - Episode 3)

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It was the single, most deadly automobile accident in American history. Almost a hundred vehicles were involved, twelve people died, and more than fifty people were injured. It happened along a three mile stretch of highway long known for dense, thick fog. Investigators set out to determine if the fog was a natural phenomenon, or the result of something else. Originally aired as Season 2, Episode 3.

The episode was rated 7.50 from 38 votes.

Forensic Files - S2E9

#5 - Something's Fishy (Season 2 - Episode 9)

Two people in Seattle, Washington died after taking an over-the-counter pain reliever; lab analysis of the pills showed they were tainted with a lethal concentration of cyanide. The investigation which followed led police to a suspect with a motive for murder and a callous disregard for others. Medical Detectives, Season 2, Ep 9.

The episode was rated 7.53 from 34 votes.

Forensic Files - S2E10

#4 - Sealed with a Kiss (Season 2 - Episode 10)

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For more than a year, angry, hateful letters were sent to a first grade school teacher in a small town in Pennsylvania. When scientists analyzed the letters, they found evidence that the stalker knew a lot about the victim - more, in fact, than anyone could possibly have imagined. DNA analysis would eventually help seal the perpetrator's fate. Medical Detectives, Season 2, Ep 10.

The episode was rated 7.58 from 31 votes.

Forensic Files - S2E11

#3 - Postal Mortem (Season 2 - Episode 11)

On October 15, 1985, two bomb explosions rocked Salt Lake City and resulted in two deaths. A third explosion occurred the next day; this time, the victim was injured but survived. As the investigation progressed, police came to believe the survivor was more than an innocent by-stander. When they turned to forensic science for help, they uncovered an almost unbelievable story of forgery, fraud and murder. Originally aired as Season 2, Episode 11.

The episode was rated 7.62 from 34 votes.

Forensic Files - S2E13

#2 - Deadly Parasites (Season 2 - Episode 13)

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In the spring of 1993, an unexplained illness struck the residents of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Four hundred thousand people developed a serious gastrointestinal illness, 4,000 were hospitalized and, by the time the epidemic was under control, more than 100 people were dead. Health officials suspected it was influenza, but it proved to be more serious and more difficult to identify. Medical Detectives, Season 2, Ep 13.

The episode was rated 7.70 from 27 votes.

Forensic Files - S2E2

#1 - The Dirty Deed (Season 2 - Episode 2)

In this classic episode of Forensic Files, the longest running true crime series in television history, Eileen and Derrick Severs disappeared from their home in the small village of Hambleton in Great Britain, and police found evidence which suggested foul play. Careful analysis of a soil sample would tell investigators not only what happened to the couple, but who was responsible for the dirty deed. Originally aired as Season 2, Episode 2.

The episode was rated 7.80 from 35 votes.

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