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About the show

Courtney Fretwell, who has a master's in forensic psychology, explains how investigators actually cracked each case, from DNA work to old-fashioned fingerprint matching.
Not all stories have happy endings... Hosted by Courtney Fretwell, M.S. in Forensic Psychology, Forensic Tales is a weekly true crime podcast with a forensic twist. Each episode features real cases and explores how forensic science, criminal profiling, and investigative techniques were used to uncover the truth—or, in some cases, left more questions than answers. From fingerprint analysis and DNA evidence to bloodstain pattern analysis and behavioral profiling, every episode breaks down the science behind the headlines. Whether it's a solved murder, a cold case, or a controversial investigation, Forensic Tales takes you beyond the crime scene and into the forensic evidence that shaped the case.

Latest episodes

  • The Murder of Colette Aram

    September 28, 2026 · 28 min

    #353 - Five long weeks after a 16-year-old girl is brutally murdered, a chilling letter arrives on a police desk. The arrogant killer boasts about wearing a plastic Halloween mask and details exactly how he strangled her. He ends with a…

  • Kathleen Folbigg

    September 21, 2026 · 36 min

    #352 - Four children from the same family died suddenly before reaching their second birthdays. To investigators, the pattern seemed too extraordinary to be natural. And when their mother’s private diaries appeared to contain admissions of…

  • The Woodchipper Murder: Helle Crafts

    September 14, 2026 · 30 min

    #351 - A mother of three suddenly disappears after discovering that her husband has been cheating on her. He insists she simply left—but investigators soon uncover evidence suggesting something far more sinister happened to her involving a…

  • The Wrongful Conviction of David Camm

    September 7, 2026 · 43 min

    #350 - Imagine being accused of a crime you didn’t commit. Now imagine that crime was the brutal murder of your wife and two young children. That became David Camm’s reality.  Within days of discovering his family’s bodies, the former…

  • The Antifreeze Murders of Stacey Castor

    August 31, 2026 · 36 min

    When two of Stacey Castor’s husbands died under suspicious circumstances, investigators uncovered a chilling pattern involving antifreeze, forged documents, and a daughter who barely survived. This episode follows the forensic evidence…

  • The Identification of Lime Lady | Patreon Bonus Preview

    August 27, 2026 · 8 min

    In 1980, a young woman was found murdered and covered in quicklime along an Oklahoma riverbank. Nearly 40 years later, forensic genealogy finally uncovered her name—and an even more baffling mystery. Advertising Inquiries…

  • The Murder of April Tinsley

    August 24, 2026 · 41 min

    In 1988, eight-year-old April Tinsley was abducted and murdered in Fort Wayne, Indiana. For thirty years, her killer taunted investigators and threatened other children—until the DNA he repeatedly left behind finally revealed his…

  • The Murder of Christine Jessop (Vault)

    August 20, 2026 · 33 min

    Nine-year-old Christine Jessop vanished from her small Ontario community in 1984, setting off an investigation that would convict an innocent man before DNA proved he had nothing to do with the crime. Decades later, forensic genetic…