Episode
Forensic Files: Slippery Motives
Overview
Edward Post left the Omni Hotel and went for a forty minute run. Before leaving, he said that he drew a bath for his wife. When he returned, he found her in the bathtub, not breathing. She was dead by the time emergency response arrived. Police considered accidental death, until they discovered that Ed had a large life insurance policy on Julie.
Details
- Series
- Forensic Files
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1999-12-29
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Slippery Motives is Episode 13 in Season 4 of Forensic Files. It aired on 1999-12-29. The runtime is 23 min.
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