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12:00 AM

Forensic Files

When a single mother is murdered, her brother vows to find the person responsible for the death of his sister, even if it takes more than 30 years.

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12:30 AM

Forensic Files

A husband and wife get shot, and their 16-year-old daughter manages to escape, but investigators suspect she may be involved in the murder.

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1:00 AM

Forensic Files

After 10 years, a witness decides to do the right thing about the rape and murder of a young hairdresser.

1h
1:30 AM

Forensic Files

Police investigate the possibility of a hate crime when two women go missing and are later found murdered.

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2:00 AM

Forensic Files

When a human skeleton is found on marshland and determined to be at least 18 months old, a computer consultant gives her a face and name.

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2:30 AM

Forensic Files

A killer places all the incriminating evidence to the murder in a plastic bag, hoping it will float down the river.

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3:00 AM

Forensic Files

A woman's body is found inside a burned mobile home and the autopsy reveals she was beaten, making this a murder.

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3:30 AM

Forensic Files

Security guard who disappeared from his post was found a year later in a remote camp site; a decade later, a phone call and a paint smear on his boot helped scientists determine what happened during his final moments.

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4:00 AM

Forensic Files

When three students are brutally murdered close to campus, investigators must determine what the women had in common before their serial killer strikes again.

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4:30 AM

Forensic Files

A bag full of evidence recovered from an iced-over river helps to reveal the murderer of a businesswoman in her own shop.

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5:00 AM

Forensic Files

Eyewitness to real estate agent's murder is put under forensic hypnosis in an attempt to help him recall the killer's face.

1h
5:30 AM

Forensic Files

Police launch a search for a killer after a teenager returns home to find his father's body in a pool of blood.

1h
6:00 AM

Forensic Files

Pathologist examining the death of a politician who was running for re-election finds tiny puncture wounds at the autopsy.

1h
6:30 AM

Forensic Files

A Naval officer who threatened to go public with tales of on-the-job sexual harassment and assault is brutally murdered, but when investigators find the allegations could be part of an elaborate scheme for money, they turn to forensic science.

1h
7:00 AM

Forensic Files

A man is found stabbed to death after a night in a strip club; a drop of blood on a bedspread becomes critical evidence five years later.

1h
7:30 AM

Forensic Files

After police identify a murder victim thanks to her butterfly necklace, they discover several co-workers had vendettas against the victim.

1h
8:00 AM

Forensic Files

The brutal murder of a construction site foreman looks like the work of a disgruntled employee, but forensic science points to an unlikely suspect.

1h
8:30 AM

Forensic Files

A shooting victim mutters the name of her apparent assailant before dying, but fingerprint comparisons, handwriting analysis, ballistics and DNA testing show someone else close to home is the true killer.

1h
9:00 AM

Forensic Files

A woman's story seemed far-fetched; she tells investigators that a man broke into her home wearing only underwear and gloves, killed her boyfriend and raped and terrorized her.

1h
9:30 AM

Forensic Files

After a Delaware man's mother is found dead, he tells a story that's so improbable police think it can't possibly be true.

1h
10:00 AM

Forensic Files

A woman is killed weeks before testifying against the man who sexually assaulted her.

1h
10:30 AM

Forensic Files

New York police hunt the Zodiac killer after a series of deadly attacks.

1h
11:00 AM

CNN News Central (HLN)

The anchors share the latest stories about significant events that take place across the world and interview prominent figures.

1h
12:00 PM

CNN News Central (HLN)

The anchors share the latest stories about significant events that take place across the world and interview prominent figures.

1h
1:00 PM

CNN News Central (HLN)

The anchors share the latest stories about significant events that take place across the world and interview prominent figures.

1h
2:00 PM

Forensic Files

A husband and wife get shot, and their 16-year-old daughter manages to escape, but investigators suspect she may be involved in the murder.

1h
2:30 PM

Forensic Files

After 10 years, a witness decides to do the right thing about the rape and murder of a young hairdresser.

1h
3:00 PM

Forensic Files

Police investigate the possibility of a hate crime when two women go missing and are later found murdered.

1h
3:30 PM

Forensic Files

When a human skeleton is found on marshland and determined to be at least 18 months old, a computer consultant gives her a face and name.

1h
4:00 PM

Forensic Files

A killer places all the incriminating evidence to the murder in a plastic bag, hoping it will float down the river.

1h
4:30 PM

Forensic Files

A woman's body is found inside a burned mobile home and the autopsy reveals she was beaten, making this a murder.

1h
5:00 PM

Forensic Files

Security guard who disappeared from his post was found a year later in a remote camp site; a decade later, a phone call and a paint smear on his boot helped scientists determine what happened during his final moments.

1h
5:30 PM

Forensic Files

When three students are brutally murdered close to campus, investigators must determine what the women had in common before their serial killer strikes again.

1h
6:00 PM

Forensic Files

A bag full of evidence recovered from an iced-over river helps to reveal the murderer of a businesswoman in her own shop.

1h
6:30 PM

Forensic Files

Eyewitness to real estate agent's murder is put under forensic hypnosis in an attempt to help him recall the killer's face.

1h
7:00 PM

Forensic Files

Police launch a search for a killer after a teenager returns home to find his father's body in a pool of blood.

1h
7:30 PM

Forensic Files

Pathologist examining the death of a politician who was running for re-election finds tiny puncture wounds at the autopsy.

1h
8:00 PM

Forensic Files

A family vacation turns into a terrifying search for a missing wife and baby, then becomes a manhunt for a killer who committed a horrific crime.

1h
8:30 PM

Forensic Files

A DNA dragnet catches a killer eight years after the kidnapping, rape and murder of a college coed in Oklahoma.

1h
9:00 PM

Forensic Files

A nosy neighbor with a disturbing obsession becomes a suspect in a woman's murder at an upscale apartment complex; police discover an incredible link to an unrelated murder thousands of miles away.

1h
9:30 PM

Forensic Files

A college student turns up dead, and her boyfriend becomes a prime suspect when blood splatters are discovered on his wall.

1h
10:00 PM

Forensic Files

Texas police hunt frantically for a brutal rapist. No one knows where he'll strike next, but given the increasingly violent nature of his crimes, he must be found soon.

1h
10:30 PM

Forensic Files

When detectives find a mismatched button in relation to a woman's death, they know they can follow the clue back to the killer.

1h
11:00 PM

Forensic Files

A woman heads home after church, but never makes it there alive, triggering a homicide investigation.

1h
11:30 PM

Forensic Files

Volunteers and police spend weeks searching for a missing girl. A psychic later leads them to a field where the body was found.

1h
12:00 AM

Forensic Files

Forensic investigators try to stop a killer who is apparently responsible for two slayings in a community in South Carolina.

1h
12:30 AM

Forensic Files

When DNA proves that a man who practically admits to a brutal attack is innocent, police wonder why he is willing to take the blame.

1h
1:00 AM

Forensic Files

When a businessman is murdered, motives and suspects are plentiful. Was it simply a disgruntled employee or client? Or do some racy photos hold the clue to the crime?

1h
1:30 AM

Forensic Files

A family break turns into a nightmare when the wife is found face-down in a lake; with no idea whether it was murder, an accident or suicide, police turn to a new forensic technique.

1h
2:00 AM

Forensic Files

When friends see a woman in the back of a car flailing her arms and screaming, they assume she is having fun, but when they later come upon a jacket and a pool of blood, they realize they witnessed an abduction in progress.

1h
2:30 AM

Forensic Files

An attack on a couple's home leaves the husband dead, the wife gravely injured and their son as a prime suspect; hundreds of miles away, a DNA sample may lead to the killer.

1h
3:00 AM

Forensic Files

Detectives think they've solved a murder when they find the weapon and victim's blood in a man's flat, but the evidence may have been planted.

1h
3:30 AM

Forensic Files

Detectives search for the bombers of two churches in Illinois, hoping that the materials used in the remnants of the handmade bombs will offer the clues to catch the culprits.

1h
4:00 AM

Forensic Files

There was no apparent reason for the young, healthy college student to be dead; but when the medical examiner found the tiniest of clues during the autopsy, investigators were able to unravel the mystery of betrayal and revenge.

1h
4:30 AM

Forensic Files

A woman is stabbed a hundred times and her body positioned in a suggestive manner. This could be a hate crime against women.

1h
5:00 AM

Forensic Files

Police are able to create a composite sketch of a man burnt beyond recognition. But tracking the killer is more challenging.

1h
5:30 AM

Forensic Files

By cutting a strand of a murdered man's hair into sections, forensics reveal a record of his last six months alive, and find he was frequently ingesting huge amounts of arsenic.

1h
6:00 AM

Forensic Files

A bullet-riddled car, a missing driver, and no witnesses, an ambush or a random attack; the clue was something so tiny, it was measured in millionths of a meter.

1h
6:30 AM

Forensic Files

Teenager is found half-naked with her throat slit; a single foreign hair found on her thumb may finger the killer.

1h
7:00 AM

Forensic Files

Two women who lived in the same apartment complex were brutally murdered; the similarities of the crime scenes led police to believe they were dealing with a serial killer who hated women, and they had to find him before he struck again.

1h
7:30 AM

Forensic Files

Weeks after a student vanishes, the body of an unknown female is found in the ashes of a fire 700 miles away; an alert policeman realizes the crimes could be connected.

1h
8:00 AM

Forensic Files

Investigators face a growing list of suspects after a beautiful flight attendant is brutally murdered in her own home.

1h
8:30 AM

Forensic Files

The assistant manager of the restaurant had been stabbed to death; police knew why he'd been killed: $8,000 was missing from the safe. As to who was responsible, his family and friends couldn't even imagine who'd want to hurt him.

1h
9:00 AM

Forensic Files

Florida authorities rely on DNA evidence to try to nail the killer of a woman who was abducted from her late-night job at a convenience store, raped and strangled.

1h
9:30 AM

Forensic Files

A wildfire in a secluded parking lot leads police to discover a dreadful homicide, with the suspect's image caught by security cameras.

1h
10:00 AM

Forensic Files

When a healthy young man dies mysteriously in his sleep, toxicology tests reveal that it may have been foul play. Could a "suicide note" hold the key to solving the case?

1h
10:30 AM

Forensic Files

A child's memory, a diary and a forensic psychologist help investigators solve a young woman's murder.

1h
11:00 AM

CNN News Central (HLN)

The anchors share the latest stories about significant events that take place across the world and interview prominent figures.

1h
12:00 PM

CNN News Central (HLN)

The anchors share the latest stories about significant events that take place across the world and interview prominent figures.

1h
1:00 PM

CNN News Central (HLN)

The anchors share the latest stories about significant events that take place across the world and interview prominent figures.

1h
2:00 PM

Forensic Files II

A 70-year-old retired veteran is found dead on his boat after a bad sea storm; detectives discover he was killed during an attempted robbery after winning $400 in keno.

1h
2:30 PM

Forensic Files II

The murder of teacher's aide leaves a hole in the heart of her small community; as rumors spread about suspects, the actual perpetrator slips further away.

1h
3:00 PM

Forensic Files II

Father and teacher are found hanging naked from a tree with the letters F-E-D on his chest; with barely any evidence to work with, investigators turn to these letters for answers.

1h
3:30 PM

Forensic Files II

A single mom vanishes without a trace; foul play is confirmed after a truck toolbox opens with her body inside; homicide detectives investigate men she matched on dating sites, men from work, and a lover with a violent past.

1h
4:00 PM

Forensic Files II

A 20-year-old woman sets out on her bike and never returns; her body is found a few miles from her house with a gunshot wound to the head; years go by without any evidence or leads, until new investigators and technology breaks the case.

1h
4:30 PM

Forensic Files II

A navy lieutenant is murdered while deployed out to sea; arsenic poisoning is the cause of death; investigators discover he had more than his fair share of enemies, but it takes years before investigators discover what really happened to him.

1h
5:00 PM

Forensic Files II

A building manager finds the lifeless body of a young woman in the bathtub; when questioned, an ex-con living downstairs lies to police; the lies do not prove murder and the case goes cold, then a new forensic tool examines the evidence.

1h
5:30 PM

Forensic Files II

A murder victim's final moments are caught on tape; the crime scene looks like a clear robbery-murder; text evidence at first points to a jilted lover, but police identify a second suspect with a motive.

1h
6:00 PM

Forensic Files

A Naval officer who threatened to go public with tales of on-the-job sexual harassment and assault is brutally murdered, but when investigators find the allegations could be part of an elaborate scheme for money, they turn to forensic science.

1h
6:30 PM

Forensic Files

A man is found stabbed to death after a night in a strip club; a drop of blood on a bedspread becomes critical evidence five years later.

1h
7:00 PM

Forensic Files

After police identify a murder victim thanks to her butterfly necklace, they discover several co-workers had vendettas against the victim.

1h
7:30 PM

Forensic Files

The brutal murder of a construction site foreman looks like the work of a disgruntled employee, but forensic science points to an unlikely suspect.

1h
8:00 PM

Forensic Files

After a prominent Arizona surgeon is found stabbed to death outside his office, investigators uncover an unlikely suspect with deep pockets and an even deeper hatred for the doctor.

1h
8:30 PM

Forensic Files

Police don't have a basis for comparison to match shoe impressions, blood drops and DNA evidence from a murder scene.

1h
9:00 PM

Forensic Files

A masked gunman kills two members of a family and wounds two others after they interrupt his burglary at their upscale suburban home.

1h
9:30 PM

Forensic Files

A killer leaves equally incriminating evidence at the scene when he meticulously wipes away his fingerprint and shoe impressions.

1h
10:00 PM

Forensic Files

After a woman is found dead at a yacht club in California in an apparent case of love gone wrong, investigators discover her home life was as dramatic as films made in nearby Hollywood.

1h
10:30 PM

Forensic Files

The brutal murder of a state park employee over $2,000 rattles her co-workers and tourists while leaving police to sift through hundreds of leads.

1h
11:00 PM

Forensic Files

When evidence shows a woman's rape and murder, police must find the killer as well as the victim.

1h
11:30 PM

Forensic Files

A week after a couple disappears from the beach, police get a mysterious lead from a robbery.

1h
12:00 AM

Forensic Files

Fifteen years later, DNA technology leads to justice for a murdered woman and her savagely beaten 4-year-old daughter.

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HLN originally launched in 1982 as CNN Headline News, designed to offer continuous 30-minute news broadcasts. Over the decades, the channel rebranded to Headline News and later simply HLN. While historically focused on rapid news updates, its lineup shifted over time toward true crime programming, news highlights, and specialized analysis. HLN operates under the news division of Warner Bros. Discovery alongside sister network CNN.

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