Worst & Best Forensic Files [ Medical Detectives] Episodes

Title: Forensic Files
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Series: 15
Episodes: 400
First Transmission: 1996-2011

Criminals are brought to justice and mysteries solved by the medical detectives

Episode Rankings

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Notes

*The Standard Deviation (SD) of the ratings is a measure of how much spread there is in the numbers. The median represents the middle value of the ratings

The top-rated episode differs from the mean-rated episode by 3.6 standard deviations.

The bottom-rated episode differs from the mean-rated episode by 2.37 standard deviations.

Best Episode #12

The List Murders (1996) – John List murdered his entire family and went on the run before finally being caught 18 years later.

2nd Best Episode #390

Water Logged (2011) – The bodies of a woman and her two daughters are found floating in Tampa Bay. A handwritten note in their car eventually solves the murders.

3rd Best Episode #376

Dirty Little Secret (2010) – A couple encounters another couple in Ocean City, Maryland and then disappears.

4th Best Episode #50

Haunting Vision (1999) – On a September night in 1966, Dianne Keidel met a friend for a drink, and then disappeared. Twenty-seven years later her daughter comes forward with a tale of something she remembered seeing when she was only five-years-old.

5th Best Episode #354

Family Ties (2009) – A court official and his wife are killed in their sleep by an axe-wielding maniac. Is the killer a member of ‘the family’?

6th Best Episode #90

Bad Blood (2001) – Dr John Schneeberger is accused of raping one of his patients. He beats a DNA test but it is found out later that he beat the test by using an ingenious trick.

7th Best Episode #391

Social Circle (2010) – Four young people are brutally murdered in Texas. A neighbor’s eyewitness account helps produce sketches of two suspects dressed in black.

Worst Episode #9

Deadly Neighborhoods (1996) – Eleven children in an elementary school in Phoenix; two towns, two cancer clusters, two mysteries. The investigation answered some questions but raised many more.

Full Episode List

Key:-Blue episodes rated above par. Brown episodes rated below par.

#1 The Disappearance of Helle Crafts (1996)
#2 The Magic Bullet (1996)
#3 The House That Roared (1996)
#4 The Footpath Murders (1996)
#5 Planted Evidence (1996)
#6 Southside Strangler (1996)
#7 Legionnaires’ Disease (1996)
#8 The Wilson Murder (1996)
#9 Deadly Neighborhoods (1996)
#10 Insect Clues (1996)
#11 Outbreak (1996)
#12 The List Murders (1996)
#13 Raw Terror (1996)
#14 The Common Thread (1997)
#15 The Dirty Deed (1997)
#16 Killer Fog (1997)
#17 Sex, Lies and DNA (1997)
#18 Bitter Potion (1997)
#19 The Blood Trail (1997)
#20 Fatal Fungus (1997)
#21 Charred Remains (1997)
#22 Something’s Fishy (1997)
#23 Sealed with a Kiss (1997)
#24 Postal Mortem (1997)
#25 Micro-Clues (1997)
#26 Deadly Parasites (1997)
#27 Without a Trace (1998)
#28 Knot for Everyone (1998)
#29 The Talking Skull (1998)
#30 Foreign Body (1998)
#31 Deadly Delivery (1998)
#32 Similar Circumstances (1998)
#33 Grave Evidence (1998)
#34 Deadly Formula (1998)
#35 Beaten by a Hair (1998)
#36 Crime Seen (1998)
#37 Speck of Evidence (1998)
#38 Broken Bond (1998)
#39 Out of the Ashes (1998)
#40 Invisible Intruder (1999)
#41 The Killing Room (1999)
#42 Ultimate Betrayal (1999)
#43 Cement the Case (1999)
#44 Innocence Lost (1999)
#45 ’Til Death Do Us Part (1999)
#46 Ties That Bind (1999)
#47 Body of Evidence (1999)
#48 Accident or Murder? (1999)
#49 Core Evidence (1999)
#50 Haunting Vision (1999)
#51 With Every Breath (1999)
#52 Slippery Motives (1999)
#53 Sip of Sins (2003)
#54 Badge of Deceit (2000)
#55 Dew Process (2000)
#56 A Woman Scorned (2000)
#57 A Voice from Beyond (2000)
#58 Burning Ambition (2000)
#59 Memories (2000)
#60 Trail of Truth (2000)
#61 Material Evidence (2000)
#62 ’Kill’igraphy (2000)
#63 Nursery Crimes (2000)
#64 Lasting Impression (2000)
#65 Foundation of Lies (2000)
#66 Unholy Vows (2000)
#67 Broken Promises (2000)
#68 Time Will Tell (2000)
#69 Second Shot at Love (2000)
#70 Journey to Justice (2001)
#71 Video Diary (2001)
#72 Deadly Knowledge (2000)
#73 Missing in Time (2001)
#74 Missing Pearl (2001)
#75 Man’s Best Friend? (2001)
#76 Hand Delivered (2001)
#77 Death Play (2001)
#78 Fire Dot Com (2001)
#79 Mistaken for Dead (2001)
#80 Frozen Evidence (2001)
#81 Soft Touch (2001)
#82 Church Disappearance (2001)
#83 Photo Finish (2001)
#84 Whodunit (2001)
#85 Horse Play (2001)
#86 Treads and Threads (2001)
#87 Killer’s ’Cattle’ Log (2001)
#88 Skin of Her Teeth (2001)
#89 Line of Fire (2001)
#90 Bad Blood (2001)
#91 Pure Evil (2001)
#92 Root of All Evil (2001)
#93 Where the Blood Drops (2001)
#94 Punch Line (2001)
#95 Sibling Rivalry (2001)
#96 Pastoral Care (2001)
#97 Bagging a Killer (2001)
#98 Double Trouble (2002)
#99 Cats, Flies and Snapshots (2001)
#100 Naked Justice (2001)
#101 Treading Not So Lightly (2001)
#102 Shopping Spree (2001)
#103 The Cheater (2002)
#104 Forever Hold Your Peace (2002)
#105 Reel Danger (2002)
#106 A Bite Out of Crime (2002)
#107 The Alibi (2002)
#108 Palm Print Conviction (2002)
#109 Purr-Fect Match (2002)
#110 Bio-Attack (2002)
#111 A Shot in the Dark (2002)
#112 Without a Prayer (2002)
#113 A Clutch of Witnesses (2002)
#114 A Vow of Silence (2002)
#115 Elephant Tracks (2002)
#116 Who’s Your Daddy (2002)
#117 Within a Hair (2002)
#118 Chief Evidence (2002)
#119 A Bitter Pill to Swallow (2002)
#120 Breaking the Mold (2002)
#121 Telltale Tracks (2002)
#122 Ghost in the Machine (2003)
#123 A Leg to Stand On (2003)
#124 Partners in Crime (2003)
#125 The Metal Business (2002)
#126 Dressed to Kill (2003)
#127 Frozen in Time (2003)
#128 Cold Storage (2003)
#129 Scout’s Honor (2003)
#130 A Touching Recollection (2003)
#131 Tooth or Consequences (2003)
#132 A Bag of Evidence (2003)
#133 Sleight of Hand (2003)
#134 The Sniffing Revenge (2003)
#135 Fire Proof (2003)
#136 Scratching the Surface (2003)
#137 All Charged Up (2002)
#138 X Marks the Spot (2003)
#139 House Call (2003)
#140 Marathon Man (2003)
#141 The Sniper’s Trail (2003)
#142 Plastic Fire (2003)
#143 Last Will (2003)
#144 Dessert Served Cold (2003)
#145 The Music Case (2003)
#146 Paintball (2003)
#147 Sign Here (2004)
#148 Shadow of a Doubt (2003)
#149 Tourist Trap (2003)
#150 Once Bitten (2003)
#151 All Wet (2003)
#152 Shot of Vengeance (2003)
#153 Dinner and a Movie (2003)
#154 A Wrong Foot (2003)
#155 Order Up (2003)
#156 When the Dust Settled (2003)
#157 A Welcome Intrusion (2003)
#158 Within Arm’s Reach (2003)
#159 Private Thoughts (2003)
#160 Brotherhoods (2003)
#161 Hair of the Dog (2003)
#162 Breaking News (2003)
#163 All the World’s a Stage (2003)
#164 The Big Chill (2003)
#165 Bound for Jail (2003)
#166 Sphere of Influence (2003)
#167 Nailed (2004)
#168 Sign of the Zodiac (2003)
#169 Letter Perfect (2003)
#170 True Lies (2004)
#171 Bed of Deceit (2004)
#172 Smoke in Your Eyes (2004)
#173 Flower Power (2004)
#174 Past Lives (2004)
#175 Over and Out (2004)
#176 Death by a Salesman (2004)
#177 Web of Seduction (2004)
#178 Grounds for Indictment (2004)
#179 Duelling Confessions (2006)
#180 Traces of Truth (2004)
#181 Honor Thy Father (2004)
#182 Hack Attack (2006)
#183 Deadly Curve (2005)
#184 Visibility Zero (2005)
#185 Flashover (2006)
#186 Road Rage (2005)
#187 Hunter or Hunted? (2004)
#188 In Harm’s Way (2004)
#189 No Corpus Delicti (2004)
#190 News at 11 (2004)
#191 Burning Desire (2004)
#192 Cloak of Deceit (2004)
#193 Bad Medicine (2004)
#194 Stick ’em Up (2004)
#195 Head Games (2004)
#196 Making the Collar (2004)
#197 The Financial Downfall (2004)
#198 A Daughter’s Journey (2004)
#199 Over a Barrel (2004)
#200 Pinned by the Evidence (2004)
#201 Cries Unheard (2004)
#202 Buried Treasure (2004)
#203 Badge of Betrayal (2004)
#204 Deadly Matrimony (2004)
#205 Muddy Waters (2004)
#206 Point of Origin (2004)
#207 Seeds for Doubt (2004)
#208 Saving Face (2004)
#209 Northern Exposure (2004)
#210 Silk Stalkings (2004)
#211 Fishing for the Truth (2005)
#212 For Love or Money (2005)
#213 South of the Border (2005)
#214 The Stake-Out (2005)
#215 Walking Terror (2005)
#216 Trial by Fire (2005)
#217 Marked for Life (2005)
#218 Plastic Puzzle (2005)
#219 Up in Smoke (2005)
#220 Soiled Plan (2005)
#221 Headquarters (2005)
#222 One for the Road (2005)
#223 Army of Evidence (2005)
#224 Shear Luck (2005)
#225 Tagging a Suspect (2005)
#226 Strong Impressions (2005)
#227 Cereal Killer (2005)
#228 Crash Course (2005)
#229 A Leg Up on Crime (2006)
#230 Tight-fitting Genes (2005)
#231 Deadly Valentine (2005)
#232 Picture This (2005)
#233 Oily in the Morning (2005)
#234 Gold Rush (2005)
#235 Four on the Floor (2005)
#236 Writer’s Block (2005)
#237 A Clean Getaway (2005)
#238 Prints Among Thieves (2005)
#239 Unholy Alliance (2005)
#240 Signed, Sealed, and Delivered (2005)
#241 Cop Out (2005)
#242 Summer Obsession (2005)
#243 Elemental Clue (2006)
#244 Moss, Not Grass (2006)
#245 Material Witness (2006)
#246 Garden of Evil (2006)
#247 Sunday School Ambush (2006)
#248 Penchant for Poison (2006)
#249 Bump in the Night (2006)
#250 Sole Searching (2006)
#251 Murder on the Menu (2006)
#252 Hot on the Trail (2006)
#253 High ’n’ Dry (2006)
#254 To the Viktor (2006)
#255 Wired for Disaster (2006)
#256 Wood-be Killer (2006)
#257 Enemy Within (2005)
#258 Naughty or Nyce (2006)
#259 Going for Broke (2006)
#260 Just Desserts (2006)
#261 Sunday’s Wake (2006)
#262 Shattered Dreams (2006)
#263 Dockter Visit (2006)
#264 Murder She Wrote (2006)
#265 Concrete Alibi (2006)
#266 Key Evidence (2006)
#267 The Gambler (2006)
#268 Weakest Link (2006)
#269 Capitol Crimes (2006)
#270 Undertaken (2006)
#271 Dark Waters (2006)
#272 Nice Threads (2006)
#273 Grave Danger (2006)
#274 Internal Affair (2006)
#275 A Case of the Flue (2006)
#276 No Safe Place (2006)
#277 Live Wire (2007)
#278 Vanished (2006)
#279 A Novel Idea (2006)
#280 Chief Suspect (2006)
#281 Water Hazard (2006)
#282 Shell Game (2007)
#283 Ring Him Up (2007)
#284 Killer Impression (2007)
#285 If I Were You (2007)
#286 As the Tide Turns (2007)
#287 A Tight Leash (2007)
#288 Muffled Cries (2007)
#289 Critical Maneuver (2007)
#290 Skirting the Evidence (2007)
#291 Small Town Terror (2007)
#292 Fresh Heir (2007)
#293 Ticker Tape (2007)
#294 Step by Step (2007)
#295 Blanket of Evidence (2007)
#296 Fired-Up (2007)
#297 Two in a Million (2007)
#298 Bitter Brew (2007)
#299 Message in a Bottle (2007)
#300 Sharper Image (2007)
#301 Insulated Evidence (2007)
#302 Cold Hearted (2007)
#303 Wheel of Misfortune (2007)
#304 Quite a Spectacle (2007)
#305 Transaction Failed (2007)
#306 The Day the Music Died (2007)
#307 Sole Survivor (2007)
#308 Insignificant Others (2007)
#309 Catch 22 (2007)
#310 A Cinderella Story (2007)
#311 Screen Pass (2008)
#312 Pressed for Crime (2008)
#313 Finger Pane (2008)
#314 Good as Gold (2008)
#315 Freedom Fighter (2008)
#316 Dog Day Afternoon (2008)
#317 Shattered Innocence (2008)
#318 All Butt Certain (2008)
#319 Jean Pool (2008)
#320 Traffic Violations (2008)
#321 Brotherly Love (2008)
#322 Disrobed (2008)
#323 Driven to Silence (2008)
#324 Printed Proof (2008)
#325 About Face (2008)
#326 In the Bag (2008)
#327 Yes in Deed (2008)
#328 Guarded Secrets (2008)
#329 Smoking Out a Killer (2008)
#330 Frozen Assets (2008)
#331 House Hunting (2008)
#332 Shoot to Thrill (2008)
#333 Political Thriller (2008)
#334 Double Cross (2008)
#335 Dancing with the Devil (2008)
#336 Last Dance (2008)
#337 Constructive Criticism (2008)
#338 Home Evasion (2008)
#339 Window Watcher (2008)
#340 Stranger in the Night (2008)
#341 Kidnapping (2009)
#342 Sands of Crime (2009)
#343 Calculated Coincidence (2009)
#344 Sworded Scheme (2009)
#345 Unmasked (2009)
#346 Fashion Police (2009)
#347 Church Dis-Service (2009)
#348 Seedy Intentions (2009)
#349 DNA Dragnet (2009)
#350 Smiley Face (2009)
#351 Dirty Laundry (2009)
#352 Drowning Sorrows (2009)
#353 As-Fault (2009)
#354 Family Ties (2009)
#355 Trouble Brewing (2009)
#356 Holy Terror (2009)
#357 Needle in a Haystack (2009)
#358 Room with a View (2009)
#359 Dollars and Sense (2009)
#360 Hair Line (2009)
#361 All That Glitters Is Gold (2009)
#362 Deadly Rebellion (2009)
#363 Sign of the Crime (2009)
#364 Covet Thy Neighbor (2009)
#365 Writing on the Wall (2009)
#366 Hundreds of Reasons (2009)
#367 Cold Feet (2009)
#368 Separation Anxiety (2010)
#369 Office Visit (2010)
#370 Palm Saturday (2010)
#371 Shoe-in for Murder (2010)
#372 Family Interrupted (2010)
#373 Runaway Love (2010)
#374 Watchful Eye (2010)
#375 Waste Mis-Management (2010)
#376 Dirty Little Secret (2010)
#377 Lights Out (2010)
#378 Pet Rock (2010)
#379 Best Foot Forward (2010)
#380 Purebread Murder (2010)
#381 Hear No Evil (2010)
#382 Hell’s Kitchen (2010)
#383 Three’s a Crowd (2010)
#384 A Squire’s Riches (2010)
#385 Home of the Brave (2010)
#386 Freeze Framed (2010)
#387 Touch of Evil (2010)
#388 Textbook Murder (2010)
#389 Filtered Out (2010)
#390 Water Logged (2011)
#391 Social Circle (2010)
#392 Low Maintenance (2011)
#393 Fate Date (2011)
#394 Trail of a Killer (2011)
#395 Gone Ballistic (2011)
#396 Seeing Red (2011)
#397 Auto-Motive (2011)
#398 Skeleton Key (2011)
#399 Funeral Services (2011)
#400 Expert Witness (2011)
#401 Payback (2001)
#402 See No Evil (2001)
#403 The Buddhist Monk Murders (2001)