Smithsonian Channel Presents Forensic Firsts

Identifying all of the skeletons found under Gacy's house will take years, but by reading the clues in the bones, forensic anthropologists can tell what kind of person the Killer Clown targeted.

Join executive producer Annie Paterno and director Jay Dahl on the set of Catching Killers to see how recreating an investigation is all about the details - right down to the clunky computers and office supplies.

With only tiny insect fragments from the radiator in Vincent Brothers' car, bug experts can prove his alibi is a lie.

From cradle to grave, no matter how much fingers grow, everyone's fingerprints are unique and unchanging.

In 1983, police in Leicestershire, England struggle to make their case - until they join forces with scientists, who are just discovering the potential of DNA profiling.