I, Detective is an American non-fiction documentary series created by Shirley Tatum and produced by Michael Hoff Productions which gives armchair detectives and forensic science junkies the opportunity to solve real cases.
The series originally aired in the USA on Court TV from 2001 to 2005. There are four seasons in the series.
I, Detective premiered in South Africa on DStv's Zone Reality channel on Monday 5 May 2008, at 20h00. Double half-hour episodes air weekly. The series runs through Seasons 1 and 2.
Synopsis
Each episode gives viewers the opportunity to follow clues, find evidence and learn how this information is used to solve some of the most intriguing investigations using the same evidence, suspects, motives and witness statements that actual investigators encounter in their quest to solve the crime.
The premiere episode revisits the investigation of the 1992 kidnapping of Exxon’s head of International Operations, Sydney Reso, from his American home.
The FBI initially believed Reso had been kidnapped in response to the Exxon Valdez spill, and radical environmental organisations were suspected immediately. Many other possible suspects were also investigated.
Only after a series of ransom letters and carefully placed phone calls did investigators finally get the opportunity to catch the criminals in a false ransom drop-off.