| Tourist Trap | |
| Season 08, Episode 06 | |
| Air Date | June 4, 2003 |
| Previous | Shadow of a Doubt |
| Next | Once Bitten |
Tourist Trap refers to episode 6 of the Season 8 of the television series "Forensic Files" which was broadcast for the first time on June 4, 2003.
Plot summary[]
In 1993, the state of Florida was known for more than just swimsuits, sun, and Disney World. Worldwide attention focused on a rash of robberies, which targeted tourists. Some vacationers were killed in these attacks, but some fought and survived, despite severe injuries.
Helga Luest, a journalist vacationing from the Washington, DC area, survived her attack and became an impassioned advocate and founder of the national nonprofit Witness Justice. A severe bite that she sustained would be the key piece of evidence used to convict a determinedly uncooperative suspect, Stanley Cornet, who ran into an even more determined detective. Cornet’s accomplice was never identified.