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How a Forensic Botanist Helps Crime-Scene Investigators Decode Nature's Clues
How a Forensic Botanist Helps Crime-Scene Investigators Decode Nature's Clues

A&E True Crime spoke with David Hall, a Florida-based forensic botanist who has worked on hundreds of criminal cases, to discuss the information plant life leave behind. And watch a video on how tree DNA helped solve a murder.
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The Adnan Syed Case: Why the Subject of 'Serial' Is Being Granted a New Trial
The Adnan Syed Case: Why the Subject of 'Serial' Is Being Granted a New Trial

Convicted murderer Adnan Syed, subject of the wildly popular podcast Serial, has been granted a new trial. Here are details on what led to Syed's controversial conviction and what we know about the upcoming trial.
If Google Can Have Your Data, Can Police Investigating Crimes Have It Too?
If Google Can Have Your Data, Can Police Investigating Crimes Have It Too?

As smart technology advances, so does the means for authorities to detect crime. A&E True Crime looks at some of the more memorable cases of criminal clues in the Wi-Fi age.
Marcia Clark on the Robert Blake Murder Trial: 'The Jury Did Get It Wrong'
Marcia Clark on the Robert Blake Murder Trial: 'The Jury Did Get It Wrong'

Marcia Clark of 'Marcia Clark Investigates the First 48' tells A&E True Crime what swayed her in determining who was really at fault for Bonny Lee Bakley's death.
What Drove the 'Manson Girls' to Murder?
What Drove the 'Manson Girls' to Murder?

Journalist and therapist Nikki Meredith has corresponded with two of Charles Manson's most infamous followers for decades: convicted murderers Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel. Meredith spoke with us about what the former cult members are like today.
Ted Bundy's Childhood: Lonely Boy to Window Peeper to Serial Killer
Ted Bundy's Childhood: Lonely Boy to Window Peeper to Serial Killer

Psychologist Al Carlisle, who was part of a diagnostic team at Utah State Prison who evaluated Ted Bundy, talks about the serial killer's lonely childhood, participation in illegal activities at a young age and strong desire to control women, which Carlisle believes led to his psychopathic tendencies as an adult.
How Is Time of Death Determined for a Crime-Scene Victim? Hint: It Usually Involves Bugs
How Is Time of Death Determined for a Crime-Scene Victim? Hint: It Usually Involves Bugs

Maggots, blowflies and other bugs not only help investigators determine time of death for a fresh corpse, but they also help catch killers. Read about these helpful bugs and watch our video.

Marcia Clark on the Media's Impact on the Chandra Levy Investigation
Marcia Clark on the Media's Impact on the Chandra Levy Investigation

Prosecutor Marcia Clark of 'Marcia Clark Investigates the First 48' on the negative effect the media had on the investigation into what really happened to Chandra Levy.
What Really Happened to Belle Gunness, Serial Killer and Butcher of Men?
What Really Happened to Belle Gunness, Serial Killer and Butcher of Men?

True-crime author Harold Schechter, author of 'Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men,' on what made serial killer Belle Gunness unique and if she tricked everyone into believing she died.
The Yogurt Shop Murders Cold Case: Revisiting the Scene of the Crime
The Yogurt Shop Murders Cold Case: Revisiting the Scene of the Crime

In 1991, four teenage girls were brutally murdered in a yogurt shop in Austin, Texas. The killers have never been caught and the crime has never been solved.

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