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American documentary TV series (1996–2011)
Forensic Files, originally known as Medical Detectives, is an American documentary television program that reveals how forensic science is used to solve violent crimes, mysterious accidents, and outbreaks of illness. The show was originally broadcast on TLC, moving to Court TV – and changing to its current name – starting with its fifth season. It is narrated by Peter Thomas, produced by Medstar Television, and distributed by FilmRise, in association with truTV Original Productions. It broadcast 406 episodes from its debut on TLC in 1996 until its final episode in 2011. Reruns shown on HLN were initially retitled Mystery Detectives before settling on the main title of the show in 2014. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Forensic FilesA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Forensic genetic genealogy: A profile of cases solvedInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: File system forensic analysisThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Forensic memory analysis: Files mapped in memoryCited 36 times
- Go sideways: I, DetectiveA closely related topic
- Go sideways: List of Forensic Files episodesA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Forensic memory analysis: Files mapped in memory
A blockchain based solution for the custody of digital files in forensic medicine
Forensic investigation of Microsoft PowerPoint files
Study on the tracking revision history of MS Word files for forensic investigation
A Meta-Heuristic Method for Reassemble Bifragmented Intertwined JPEG Image Files in Digital Forensic Investigation
Forensic corpus data reduction techniques for faster analysis by eliminating tedious files
Forensic odontology: Wrong convictions, “bad apples” and “the innocence files”
Application of forensic luminol for blood detection in endodontic files
🆕 Influential since 2022
Forensic genetic genealogy: A profile of cases solved
Forensic analysis of iOS binary cookie files
THE COMPARATIVE STUDY ANALYSIS LOGICAL FILES RECOVERY AND LOW LEVEL FILES RECOVERY USING DIGITAL FORENSIC METHODS
Advanced forensic method to authenticate audio files from Tizen-based Samsung Galaxy Watches
The Interior as a Witness: Interwar Interiors in Flanders Captured by Forensic Files
📚 Books worth reading
File system forensic analysisBrian Carrier · 2005
Advances in Digital Forensics VIIIGilbert Peterson · 2012
Digital forensics for legal professionalsLarry Daniel · 2011- 📕Fingerprints, DNA, and computer evidenceRaymond D. Buso · 2003
- 📕Khrōngkān nǣothāng kānsāng sakkayaphāp phư̄a rō̜ngrap kotmāi dān thēknōlōyīSamnakngān Phatthanā Witthayāsāt læ Thēknōlōyī hǣng Chāt (Thailand) · 2000
Mastering Windows network forensics and investigationSteven James Anson · 2007- 📕Windows registry forensicsHarlan A. Carvey · 2016
Round up the usual suspectsRaymond S. Ruble · 2008
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