“We were asking and other networks were chasing him,” she said. How did the network finally persuade Dowling? Persistence, says Nancy Duffy, an executive producer of the series. Forensic Files II, featuring 16 new episodes, will debut February 23 at 10 p.m. But series creator Paul Dowling - often citing the 2016 death of Thomas - has long resisted overtures to bring back the show. It would seem a no-brainer, then, to revive Forensic Files given the current state of true-crime mania. It concluded in 2011, but gained a devoted following in reruns: When HLN began airing old episodes in 2012, often comprising more than half of its weekly lineup, they frequently outperformed the network’s live-news programming. That collective shrug regarding forensic sciences would soon evolve into an intense fascination, however, thanks in part to shows like Forensic Files, with its pulpy reenactments and velvet-voiced narrator Peter Thomas demystifying terms like “gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer.” During its 406-episode run, the series covered a mix of high-profile killings, medical mysteries, and tragic accidents. Simpson on two counts of murder, despite the kind of damning DNA evidence that would likely put anyone behind bars today. When Forensic Files (original title: Medical Detectives) debuted on TLC in April 1996, DNA analysis was still a nascent, often-misunderstood technology - so much so that just six months prior, a Los Angeles jury acquitted O.J.
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