Episode
Forensic Files: Writing on the Wall
Overview
The victim was well liked and successful, which made the brutality of the crime even harder to understand. In the final moments of her life, she'd written a name on the wall, presumably that of the killer – in her own blood. But this wasn't an open and shut case and, in order to solve it, investigators would have to read between the lines.
Details
- Series
- Forensic Files
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 36
- Air date
- 2009-12-04
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Writing on the Wall is Episode 36 in Season 13 of Forensic Files. It aired on 2009-12-04. The runtime is 23 min.
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