Pastoral Care

Pastoral Care refers to episode 24 of the season 6 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on October 29, 2001.

Plot summary
In 1981, correctional officer Donna Payant disappeared from Green Haven Correctional Facility in Beekman, New York and was later found in a landfill. The medical examiner not only identified the cause of death but also found an important clue.

It was a signature element of a murder committed by Lemuel Smith 10 years earlier, which was also investigated by the medical examiner. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Smith was an inmate at the same prison and could have committed the crime. But, did he?