Series synopsis
Forensic Investigators is an Australian documentary news television series that premiered on Seven Network on August 18, 2004. It ended on October 25, 2006. It stars Lisa McCune.
Forensic Investigators: Australia's True Crimes is an Australian television show hosted by Lisa McCune which aired on the Seven Network. It aired from 2004 to 2006.
Focusing on actual Australian crimes, each episode unfolds the drama minute-by-minute showing viewers the tireless work of detectives, and the scientific procedures required to solve these mysteries.
The series includes exclusive footage that has never been seen outside the courtroom, including police videos, crime scene stills and ...
Premise
Forensic Investigators: Australia's True Crimes is an Australian television show hosted by Lisa McCune which aired on the Seven Network. It aired from 2004 to 2006.
Focusing on actual Australian crimes, each episode unfolds the drama minute-by-minute showing viewers the tireless work of detectives, and the scientific procedures required to solve these mysteries.
The series includes exclusive footage that has never been seen outside the courtroom, including police videos, crime scene stills and other forensic evidence. Recently the 1st and 2nd seasons have been released on DVD.
The third season featured a new time slot – Wednesday at 8:30 pm.
It is not known when, or if the fourth season will begin airing.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Guest cast
- Ben Howling
- Rick Cosnett as Mal Henshall (uncredited)
- Iain Gardiner
- Michael Rodrigues as Damon Calanca
- Brenton Thwaites
- Eddie Baroo as Craig Minogue
- Rob Flanagan as Lindsay Rose
- Mick Preston as Detective Peter Fox
- Andy Trieu as Zu
- Darren K. Hawkins as Detective Wheeler
- Ferdinand Hoang as Bui Huu
- Igor Breakenback as Dennis Adams
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 36 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | August 18, 2004 | October 20, 2004 |
| Season 2 | 15 | August 17, 2005 | November 16, 2005 |
| Season 3 | 11 | August 9, 2006 | October 25, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Paul Denyer When a young girl's body is found in a park in the teeming rain, the police had the odds stacked against them. They would need to call on all their investigative and forensic skills to solve a series of murders that even today sends a chill down the spines of those who lived through it. This episode details the capture of serial killer Paul Denyer and features his cold and calculating confession. |
August 18, 2004 |
| 2 |
Stephen Dempsey A taxi driver is murdered and, a month later, a human torso is washed up on a shore. Both murders are seemingly unrelated, yet DNA and an observant public would lead detective to the "bow and arrow" killer. Richard Leonard's chilling confession is included in this episode. |
August 25, 2004 |
| 3 |
Milosevic Family Four bodies - two adults and two children - were found shot in a house in an outer suburb of Canberra. Inside the house was evidence that would not only lead investigators to the killer, but would uncover a secret buried for years. Could a car crash, which had taken the lives of two other members of the same family, been no accident at all? |
September 1, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Doe A young woman's body is found wrapped in plastic; unceremoniously dumped under a railway overpass in a suburb near Sydney's busy international airport. Unidentified for several months, she became known as Jane Doe. The only clue to her identity and that of the killer was a fingerprint found on a newspaper stuffed in her throat - how it got there and how it caught her killer was a one in a million forensic phenomenon. |
August 17, 2005 |
| 2 |
Granny Killer The Granny Killer murdered six elderly women before his year-long reign of terror in Sydney's northern suburbs ended. The episode details the dedicated and yet frustrating investigation that bought serial killer John Wayne Glover to justice. |
August 24, 2005 |
| 3 |
Darryl Lewis When a battered body is found dumped outside an ambulance station in Brisbane, police began an investigation that would become one of the largest, most intricate and longest running in Queensland history. As the judge in the case later remarked, "This was a script from a B-grade movie but the characters were real and the ending tragic." Includes the video witness statements from the victim's brother and friend who narrowly escaped death themselves. |
August 31, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Valentine's Day Murders | August 9, 2006 |
| 2 | Till Death Us Do Part | August 16, 2006 |
| 3 |
The Flemington Robbery On the 25th January 2002, two armed robbers steal $150,000 from two security guards loading an ATM in the inner Melbourne suburb of Flemington. How does some orange rope and a green floral print found at the crime scene help police to find the robbers? |
August 16, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Seven Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 18, 2004 |
| Last aired | October 25, 2006 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday |