Episode
Forensic Files: Writer's Block
Overview
A brilliant young architect became ill and died just before she was to testify in a criminal trial. The autopsy revealed she'd been poisoned with arsenic; it was a slow and painful death, so suicide was unlikely. Investigators had to determine who among her family, friends and business associates had a motive for murder. [also marked as S7:E22]
Details
- Series
- Forensic Files
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2005-10-26
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Writer's Block is Episode 21 in Season 10 of Forensic Files. It aired on 2005-10-26. The runtime is 23 min.
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