In 1989, Timothy Spencer, who murdered and raped four women, was the first U.S. serial killer convicted through DNA evidence.

Despite evolving forensic technology, traditional investigative methods are still proving valuable to revisiting unsolved cases.

We speak with experts about how conditions, like environment and temperature, affect forensic evidence when a body goes undiscovered for long periods of time.

Scientists are promoting and developing guidelines and standards within the forensic science industry to help combat bias in results.

Forensic anthropologists not only study bones, they also examine human remains and analyze crime scenes to reconstruct past events. We speak with one, Dr. Dennis Dirkmaat, to learn more about the field.

In criminal investigations, bones can help identify human remains and often reveal how a person died. Sue Black, a renowned forensic anthropologist, gives us insights into the stories bones tell.

Retired investigator Joe Kennedy established a coalition of active and retired investigators who help police departments in the U.S. solve cold cases. A&E True Crime spoke with Kennedy about how advances in DNA analysis have revolutionized such investigations.

The body of the Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina woman was found in a ditch with injuries consistent with being thrown or dragged from a moving vehicle.

Bessie Blount Griffin invented an automatic feeder for patients without limbs. She later became a forensic handwriting analyst.

We explore how anthropology research facilities work, their role in helping improve crime-solving and what motivates people to give their bodies to science.