Episode
Forensic Files: Trouble Brewing
Overview
Detectives think they've solved a murder when they find the weapon and victim's blood in a man's flat, but the evidence may have been planted.
Details
- Series
- Forensic Files
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 2009-07-24
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Trouble Brewing is Episode 26 in Season 13 of Forensic Files. It aired on 2009-07-24. The runtime is 23 min.
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