Forensic Files - Season 1 Episode 5 Planted Evidence
Single mother Denise Johnson is found dead in a deserted area outside of Phoenix, Arizona. Local investigators ask a molecular geneticist to pick out a tree in a 'lineup' when unidentified seed pods are found in suspect Mark Bogan's truck. The judge rules into evidence DNA profiles linking the pods to a tree near where the body was found. This is the first U.S. case where plant DNA was used to convict a criminal.
- Genre: Crime, Documentary
- Studio: TLC, truTV, Court TV
- Keyword: suspicion of murder, interview, medical examiner, whodunit, true crime, reenactment, coroner, criminal investigation, forensic science, law enforcement, evidence, forensic technology
- Cast: Peter Thomas