3 Staged Suicides vs. 1 Forensic Truth _ The New Detectives

A woman found hanging in her closet. A man discovered in a locked room with a gun in his hand. A body at the bottom of the stairs. Three scenes that looked like suicide. Three killers who thought they had committed the perfect crime. Three forensic experts who proved them wrong.In this episode of The New Detectives, the groundbreaking Discovery Channel series that aired from 1996 to 2004 and inspired CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, forensic investigators examine cases where murderers staged suicides to cover their tracks. A staged hanging can be distinguished from a real one by analyzing the ligature mark, which is typically angled upward in suicide but horizontal or wrapped in a pattern consistent with homicidal strangulation. A staged shooting reveals itself through gunshot residue patterns on the victim's hands, the position of the weapon, and the trajectory of the bullet. A staged fall is exposed by analyzing bruising patterns, broken bones, and the victim's medical history before the incident. Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because the killer's signature is always there. The forensic scientist just has to know where to look.