3 Heinous Crimes Hidden Under The Ashes _ The New Detectives

A house fire kills a wife. A restaurant blaze claims two firefighters. A family tragedy leaves children trapped inside. Each fire was ruled accidental. Each fire was murder.In this episode, I uncover three heinous crimes featured on The New Detectives, the groundbreaking Discovery Channel series that aired from 1996 to 2004 and inspired the creation of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation [citation:2]. This case follows investigators who look beyond the ashes to find the truth hidden under the rubble.The first case: a husband who used arson to cover up the murder of his wife, believing fire would destroy all evidence [citation:3]. The second: a woman who exacted revenge on her ex-husband by trapping the children inside a burning house [citation:3]. The third: an arson-caused restaurant fire where two firefighters died in the line of duty [citation:3]. But killers are wrong to think that fire destroys all vital clues. Arson investigators can pull evidence from scorched rubble to ignite the flames of justice [citation:5].Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play — because the ashes tell stories the killers never meant to share.