Series synopsis
Forensic Factor is a Canadian documentary television series that premiered on Discovery on January 9, 2003. It ended on August 13, 2010.
Forensic Factor presents the world's best CSI's armed with the latest investigative tools in the hunt to catch elusive criminals. Each episode explores one baffling case, revealing the amazing science being used by North America's top crime fighters.
Premise
Forensic Factor presents the world's best CSI's armed with the latest investigative tools in the hunt to catch elusive criminals. Each episode explores one baffling case, revealing the amazing science being used by North America's top crime fighters.
Cast and characters
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 43 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | January 9, 2003 | November 28, 2003 |
| Season 2 | 6 | November 12, 2004 | December 18, 2004 |
| Season 3 | 6 | July 11, 2005 | October 14, 2005 |
| Season 4 | 6 | May 4, 2007 | June 1, 2007 |
| Season 5 | 13 | August 1, 2008 | May 8, 2009 |
| Season 6 | 6 | July 9, 2010 | August 13, 2010 |
| Season 7 | 0 | July 9, 2010 | March 5, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nature's Clues Experts reveal the gory secrets about cause of death that nature can leave behind on corpses, clues which range from insect infestations to weather conditions. |
January 9, 2003 |
| 2 |
The Profilers Experts in criminal profiling trace the technique's history and reveal how it was used in an attempt to identify notorious killers such as Jack the Ripper. |
January 23, 2003 |
| 3 |
Lasting Impressions How even the tips of the ears and the soles of the feet may give a criminal away by leaving vital clues at the scene of the crime. |
January 30, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Forensics on Trial In fall 1991, a missing six-year-old girl is found raped and murdered in the boiler room of her apartment building. |
November 12, 2004 |
| 2 |
Bloody Valentine On Valentine's Day, 2001, socialite Susan Hamilton lay nude, smashed in a pool of blood, in her Oklahoma City mansion. |
November 19, 2004 |
| 3 |
A Deadly Affair In March 1988, motorists discovered human body parts dumped on a highway 200 kilometres east of Toronto. |
November 26, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fremont Bomber A series of bombs rocks Fremont, California, targeting, among others, the chief and the ex-chief of police. |
July 11, 2005 |
| 2 |
Vanished Police scramble to find the owner of a private school who vanished from his driveway. |
July 18, 2005 |
| 3 |
Betrayed The trail left by a killer leads North Yorkshire police and forensic scientists halfway around the world. |
September 9, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hog Trail A serial killer is on the loose in central Florida and all police have to go on are the bodies of four mutilated, severely decomposed men. |
May 4, 2007 |
| 2 |
Yosemite Three women go missing while vacationing in Yosemite National Park. |
May 11, 2007 |
| 3 |
House Hermit In April 1992, an elderly couple is found dead in the trunk of their car at their home in upscale Toronto. |
May 18, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Colchester Rapist A serial rapist stalks and preys on elderly women in a reign of terror that spans nearly two decades. |
August 1, 2008 |
| 2 |
Atomic Dog A sniper who targets abortion doctors turns murderous, throwing a city into panic. |
August 8, 2008 |
| 3 |
The Eclectic Murders A sniper who targets abortion doctors turns murderous, throwing a city into panic. |
August 29, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Million Dollar Murder To solve the murder of a Texas playboy, police dig deep into the heart of Millionaire's Row. |
July 9, 2010 |
| 2 |
Shopping Spree Killer Phoenix police are faced with a unique serial killer team who get their thrills stalking and shooting innocent people at night. |
July 16, 2010 |
| 3 |
Thrill Kill After the brutal murders of two elderly women, police hunt for scanty forensic evidence. |
July 23, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Million Dollar Murder A Texas playboy is murdered, and police uncover X-rated photos, shocking videos and an object hidden inside the victim's body. |
July 9, 2010 |
| 2 |
Thrill Kill Phoenix police face a unique serial killer team that is stalking and killing innocent people. |
July 16, 2010 |
| 3 |
Shopping Spree Murders Police try to track down the killer of two elderly women. |
July 23, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Discovery |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 9, 2003 |
| Last aired | August 13, 2010 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |