Overview
There is a startling gap between the glamorous television world of “CSI” and the gritty reality of the forensic crime lab. With few established scientific standards, no central oversight, and poor regulation of examiners, forensics in the U.S. is in a state of crisis. In "Forensics on Trial", NOVA investigates how modern forensics, including the analysis of fingerprints, bite marks, ballistics, hair, and tool marks, can send innocent men and women to prison—and sometimes even to death row. Shockingly, of more than 250 inmates exonerated by DNA testing over the last decade, more than 50 percent of the wrongful convictions stemmed from invalid or improperly handled forensic science. With the help of vivid recreations of actual trials and cases, NOVA will investigate today’s shaky state of crime science as well as cutting-edge solutions that could help investigators put the real criminals behind bars.
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40 - 1Secrets of the Viking Sword October 10, 2012 -
40 - 2Forensics on Trial October 17, 2012 -
40 - 3Mystery of Easter Island November 07, 2012 -
40 - 4Ultimate Mars Challenge November 14, 2012 -
40 - 5Inside the Megastorm November 18, 2012 -
40 - 6Doomsday Volcanoes January 02, 2013 -
40 - 7Decoding Neanderthals January 09, 2013 -
40 - 8Rise of the Drones January 23, 2013 -
40 - 9Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? January 30, 2013 -
40 - 10Building Pharaoh's Chariot February 06, 2013 -
40 - 11Earth From Space February 13, 2013 -
40 - 12Mind of a Rampage Killer February 20, 2013 -
40 - 13Meteor Strike March 27, 2013 -
40 - 14Ancient Computer April 03, 2013 -
40 - 15Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening April 10, 2013 -
40 - 16Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes April 17, 2013 -
40 - 17Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters April 24, 2013 -
40 - 18Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures May 01, 2013 -
40 - 19Manhunt - Boston Bombers May 29, 2013 -
40 - 20Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes May 29, 2013
