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200860 minEnded

Crime Scene University

Network:Investigation Discovery

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S01E06 - "Serial Killer Dumpsite"

Aired on Aug 15, 2008, 12:00 AM

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Ever want to solve a murder? Then enroll in Crime Scene University where Penn State University students learn how to unmask a killer in the classroom and in the field through violent crime scenarios that would challenge the most experienced investigators. From studying blood spatter patterns to using electrostatic printing to locate footprints, students work in two teams to recreate the most brutal and intriguing crimes you can imagine.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
July 10, 2008
Ended
August 14, 2008
Schedule
Thursday at 8:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 6 Episodes)

Master of the House

Teams enter a home with a history of domestic abuse, finding the husband dead on the floor. Students must piece this crime together using techniques taught by their teacher, Dr. Shaler, but clashing personalities could interfere with the investigation.

Jul 10, 2008

60 min

Drugs and Dirty Deals

Students are faced with their first double-victim crime scene. They use oblique lighting and electrostatic printing to locate footprints, perform drug tests on suspicious substances and examine blood spatter.

Jul 17, 2008

60 min

Road Rage

It's a race against time as students attempt to solve their first outdoor crime scene. Professor Shaler has set up a car accident scene involving two damaged vehicles that have bullet holes.

Jul 24, 2008

60 min

Dismemberment

Dr. Shaler has set up two completely different locations, requiring the teams to work together. The grey team processes an outdoor scene where they locate a severed head and hands in plastic bags while the blue team processes the house where the dismembering took place.

Jul 31, 2008

60 min

Murder / Suicide

Students employ their recent lesson on gunshot residue to identify who may have fired a weapon in a double-victims scenario. Only one team manages to keep it together, while the other destroys one of the most crucial pieces of evidence.

Aug 7, 2008

60 min

Serial Killer Dumpsite

The students are given two areas of the woods to inspect. Upon arrival, students locate bloody knives and decomposing pigs, substituting for human bodies. After the forensic work is done, the true challenge is piecing together what they have learned.

Aug 14, 2008

60 min

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