Episode
Forensic Files: Sunday's Wake
Overview
When a little girl got sick and died, investigators were stumped. Was it an accident, an unexplained illness, or murder? Scientists would travel halfway around the world before finding the answer in two unlikely places: a shredded legal document and her mother's signature.
Details
- Series
- Forensic Files
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2006-08-09
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Sunday's Wake is Episode 4 in Season 11 of Forensic Files. It aired on 2006-08-09. The runtime is 23 min.
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