Forensics

On a dark rainy morning residents of a suburban street are woken by the sounds of a taxi crashing into a brick fence The taxi driver had hit the panic button in his cab Something was amiss How in a city of more than two million people will crime investigators establish who was the last person to ride in this taxi and whether they are related in any way to this homicide

A girl is dropped at home around 6 on a Saturday evening after an overnight visit to a friends house She texts her sister to let her know she is safely home and spends the evening texting friends until just after 10 This is the last time anyone ever hears from the 15yearold Police family and friends rapidly begin extensive searches in areas she used to frequent Officers inspect the home

Two males visit a house in the middle of the night staying only a few hours before they leave The following day the occupants discover what they think is a body left in the garage While scientists and investigators work rapidly to identify the body detectives begin the task of identifying the midnight visitors and the vehicle they were driving Pathology reports the victim was bludgeoned

An abandoned car is discovered on a quiet street Police find an envelope with money in it They trace the cars owner to a young mother who hasnt been seen for several days Examination reveals blood spatter in her kitchen which can only have resulted in death to the victim Police now search for a missing body Who killed Carmen and where is her body

A woman unlocks the selfcontained unit where her 23yearold daughter lives alone The woman finds her daughters body lying face down She calls emergency services and the operator tells them to roll over their daughter Her throat has been cut Scientists and the police fingerprints officer set to work meticulously examining the scene as they look for clues to how the murderer could have fled