Detectives of Death

Forensics is the stuff of murders, mysteries, and whodunits a science and an art that can put the guilty behind bars and set the innocent free. While astonishing leaps in technology have revolutionized crime solving, the O.J. Simpson trial demonstrated that forensics is far from a perfect discipline.

Here, Simpson attorney Peter Neufeld highlights what he sees as the serious inadequacies of crime labs in America, as well as the poor training of evidence collectors at the crime scene. Meet Dr. Henry Lee, one of the most powerful witnesses at the Simpson trial, and follow him as he solves two high profile murders by analyzing a trail of blood. See the latest advance in fingerprinting an automated identification system which can sift through millions of prints in hours. DETECTIVES OF DEATH also talks to experts in the field who have grave concerns about the practice of forensics by incompetent or, worse still, dishonest specialists.

Detectives of Death An in-depth examination of the use of forensics in the O.J. Simpson case illustrates the best and worst of the discipline at the crossroads of science and justice.