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Episode 9

Accident or Murder?

December 1, 1999

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Forensic Files - S4 - E9

Clayton Johnson, a Nova Scotia schoolteacher, left for work on the morning of February 20, 1989. At 7.40 AM, the school bus arrived to pick up the Johnson children. At 7.51 Mrs. Molloy arrived to drop off her child at the Johnson home. She found Janice Johnson lying at the bottom of the basement stairs in a pool of blood. A new life-insurance policy sparks suspicions of murder.

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Forensic Files: Season 4 - 13 Episode s

4x1 - Invisible Intruder
October 6, 1999
In 1996, police received a call from Darlie Routier telling them of her two sons' murders. However, investigators were not certain about the validity of Darlie's story and began an intensive search of the crime scene. The police found out who the killer was by analyzing blood spatter, doing behavioral profiling and analyzing Darlie's 911 call.
4x2 - The Killing Room
October 13, 1999
Scott Dunn was missing and when the police sprayed his bedroom with Luminol, a scene of horrific violence emerged. Now investigators faced a daunting task: to prove Scott Dunn had been murdered, even though they had no body, no weapon, and no witnesses.
4x3 - Ultimate Betrayal
October 20, 1999
A 1995 fire razes the mansion of Kansas doctor Debora Green, killing two of her three children; disturbing accounts from her ex-husband, Mike Farrar, lead investigators to believe she set the blaze herself.
4x4 - Cement the Case
October 27, 1999
In 1990, Shirley Andronowich's body was found one morning after she was murdered and mutilated. Eyewitnesses told police Shirley and her husband Ed were seen fighting in a bar the night before. Police first suspected Ed and even arrested him after he confessed to the murder. But all forensic evidence proved that Ed had actually nothing to do with the crime.
4x5 - Innocence Lost
November 3, 1999
Sometime during a neighborhood Christmas party, five-year-old Melissa Brannen disappeared. No one saw where she went or noticed anything unusual. Investigators turned to forensic science to help them see what the witnesses missed. The young girl was never seen again but fiber analysis led police to a suspect nonetheless.
4x6 - Til Death Do Us Part
November 10, 1999
When a Pennsylvania man checks into a hospital for leg pain and later dies of thallium poisoning, police investigate his wife and find her in the process of collecting an insurance payment for her previous husband's death.
4x7 - Ties That Bind
November 17, 1999
When a sexual predator murders two young boys in Nebraska within three months of each other, an obscure style of rope and forensic analysis lead to his arrest and conviction.
4x8 - Body of Evidence
November 24, 1999
Mark Fair left for work and his fiancée Karla Brown stayed home. Later, Mark found Karla dead. Karla's body told police that she was a victim of sexual assault. During the autopsy, they were able to re-examine bite marks on her body. A computer gave a view of the marks and forensic odontology identified the killer.
4x9 - Accident or Murder?
December 1, 1999
Clayton Johnson, a Nova Scotia schoolteacher, left for work on the morning of February 20, 1989. At 7.40 AM, the school bus arrived to pick up the Johnson children. At 7.51 Mrs. Molloy arrived to drop off her child at the Johnson home. She found Janice Johnson lying at the bottom of the basement stairs in a pool of blood. A new life-insurance policy sparks suspicions of murder.
4x10 - Core Evidence
December 8, 1999
In 1996, more than a dozen children in Seattle, Washington, were fighting for their lives. Each one of them had contracted a serious illness, and no one knew what it was. When one of the children died, investigators knew the clock was ticking and they needed to isolate the cause and find the cure before time ran out.
4x11 - Haunting Vision
December 15, 1999
Lori Keidel, her two sisters and her brother were left home alone while their father went to a nearby laundromat. Suddenly, a large fire engulfed their brick ranch home. Only a few months earlier, the children's mother had disappeared and made no effort to contact them. Lori found the courage to tell police that she had witnessed her own mother's death.
4x12 - With Every Breath
December 22, 1999
Young Navajos on a reservation in the Southwest were dying at an alarming rate. CDC officials had never seen anything like it; the mysterious illness had claimed the lives of more than 20 people. The tribe's medicine men provided investigators with a critical clue which would lead halfway around the world to a most unlikely killer.
4x13 - Slippery Motives
December 29, 1999
Edward Post left the Omni Hotel and went for a forty minute run. Before leaving, he said that he drew a bath for his wife. When he returned, he found her in the bathtub, not breathing. She was dead by the time emergency response arrived. Police considered accidental death, until they discovered that Ed had a large life insurance policy on Julie.

Forensic Files: All seasons

S0: Specials
7 Episode s
S1: Season 1
13 Episode s
S2: Season 2
13 Episode s
S3: Season 3
13 Episode s
S4: Season 4
13 Episode s
S5: Season 5
19 Episode s
S6: Season 6
30 Episode s
S7: Season 7
42 Episode s
S8: Season 8
42 Episode s
S9: Season 9
30 Episode s
S10: Season 10
42 Episode s
S11: Season 11
42 Episode s
S12: Season 12
30 Episode s
S13: Season 13
50 Episode s
S14: Season 14
21 Episode s

4x1 - Invisible Intruder

4x2 - The Killing Room

4x3 - Ultimate Betrayal

4x4 - Cement the Case

4x5 - Innocence Lost

4x6 - Til Death Do Us Part

4x7 - Ties That Bind

4x8 - Body of Evidence

4x9 - Accident or Murder?

4x10 - Core Evidence

4x11 - Haunting Vision

4x12 - With Every Breath

4x13 - Slippery Motives

S0: Specials

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4

S5: Season 5

S6: Season 6

S7: Season 7

S8: Season 8

S9: Season 9

S10: Season 10

S11: Season 11

S12: Season 12

S13: Season 13

S14: Season 14