NOVA on Cold Case JFK

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Can modern forensic science uncover fresh clues about the assassination of JFK? Airing November 11, 2013 at 9 pm on PBS 

Program Description

For decades, the assassination of John F. Kennedy has fueled dark rumors of conspiracies and mishandled evidence. Now, fifty years later, NOVA asks: Could modern investigators do better? We’ll see how state-of-the art forensic tools would be applied to the investigation were it to happen today. At the same time, NOVA takes a critical look at contemporary cases, like the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, to reveal how charges of evidence mishandling and human error can mar even scientifically sophisticated detective work. Will forensics ever be truly foolproof, or does modern technology just give a scientific sheen to a practice that will always be more art than science?