| Body of Evidence | |
| Season 04, Episode 08 | |
| Air Date | November 24, 1999 |
| Previous | Ties That Bind |
| Next | Accident or Murder? |
Body of Evidence refers to episode 8 of the Season 4 of the television series Forensic Files which was broadcast for the first time on November 24, 1999.
Plot summary[]
In 1978, Mark Fair left for work and his fiancée Karla Brown remained at home in Wood River, Illinois. When Mark and a friend returned home that evening, they found Karla dead. The condition of Karla's body told investigators that she was a victim of sexual assault; she had resisted and was killed.
The police questioned neighbors Paul Main and John Prante, but they were considered low-level suspects. During the autopsy, they were able to re-examine bite marks found on her body. A computer enhancement gave a better view of the bite marks and the science of forensic odontology identified John Prante as the perpetrator. On July 15, 1983, five years after the murder, Prante was found guilty and sentenced to 75 years in prison.