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The New Detectives looks at cases where evidence provided by unlikely sources helped to solve crimes. First is examines how empty beer bottles were able to link Roy Beck Jr. to the murder of Virginia Russell. It then looks at a Michigan case where an insect cocoon helps connect David Smith to the murder of his wife Hye-Yon Smith. Finally, in Dana Point, California, old recovered computer files link Richard K. Overton to the poisoning of wife Janet L. Overton.

Episode cast overview:
Gene Galusha Gene Galusha - Himself - Narrator (voice)
Andrew Caldwell Andrew Caldwell - Himself - Sergeant, Richland County Sheriff's Department
Randy Strange Randy Strange - Himself - Police Officer
Mark Landers Mark Landers - Himself - Quality Assurance, Anheuser-Busch
Galen W. Brookens Galen W. Brookens - Himself - Chief of Police, Fremont Police Department
Richard Miller Richard Miller - Himself - Detective
Richard W. Merritt Richard W. Merritt - Himself - Forensic Entomology
Paul Sedgwick Paul Sedgwick - Himself - Toxicologist
Timothy Carney Timothy Carney - Himself - Orange County Sheriff's Department
William Riddle William Riddle - Himself - Orange County Sheriff's Department
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