Forensic Files · SEASON 1
Planted Evidence
Episode 5 · 1996-10-24
- Crime
- Documentary
Episode overview
Single mother Denise Johnson is found dead in a deserted area outside of Phoenix, Arizona. Local investigators ask a molecular geneticist to pick out a tree in a 'lineup' when unidentified seed pods are found in suspect Mark Bogan's truck. The judge rules into evidence DNA profiles linking the pods to a tree near where the body was found. This is the first U.S. case where plant DNA was used to convict a criminal.
23 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. The Disappearance of Helle Crafts1996-04-21
2. The Magic Bullet1996-10-03
3. The House That Roared1996-10-10
4. The Footpath Murders1996-10-17
5. Planted Evidence1996-10-24
6. Southside Strangler1996-10-31
7. Legionnaires' Disease1996-11-07
8. The Wilson Murder1996-11-14
9. Deadly Neighborhoods1996-11-21
10. Insect Clues1996-11-28
11. Outbreak1996-12-05
12. The List Murders1996-12-12
13. Raw Terror1996-12-19
