We all hear stories almost daily now about cold cases being solved by investigative genetic genealogy. This new crime-solving tool answers the “who” question about these often decades-old crimes... but what about the why? This podcast will look at crimes solved by genetic genealogy, and examine the connection - if any - between the victim and the killer, and why the crime occurred. Each case is unique, and has its own story behind the headline. Join us for DNA: ID. New episodes will come out ...
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Melinda Salazar and Carrole Ann White
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Episode 121 Melinda Salazar and Carrole Ann White Starting in 2017, someone started killing women in southwest Detroit, MI. The killer struck at night, and always used the same weapon – his car. Detroit police realized that they had a serial killer on their hands. His MO was always the same – pick up a white, female sex worker; have a sexual encoun…
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Episode 119 Doe: ID 'Chimney Doe' Ronnie Joe Kirk In 1989, a custodian in a music store in Madison, Wisconsin discovered human remains in the chimney. At first, it was not clear that the remains were of a male or female, and remnants on clothing though to be a dress fueled confusion. An expert told police that the remains certainly belonged to a ma…
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Episode 118 Donna Sue Hyatt Donna Sue Hyatt was a loving daughter, sister, mother and grandmother who faced some challenges in life. She relied on her friends, family and faith to help her put a smile on her face every day, and she was always friendly, chatty and sunny – until someone murdered her on her living room floor. There were plenty of susp…
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Doe ID: 'Rhinelander John Doe' Norman Grasser
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Episode 117 Doe ID: 'Rhinelander John Doe' Norman Grasser On March 19,1980, a deceased man was found off of Highway 17, between Rhinelander and Eagle River in Wisconsin. He carried no ID, and the authorities came to the conclusion that he had died as a result of hypothermia, perhaps after falling in the cold and never waking up. The man didn't appe…
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Episode 116 Terry Paquette Terry Paquette worked 60+ hours a week as manager of the Lil Champ convenience store on Clarcona Ocoee Road in Lockhart, FL. It was there that he was stabbed 73 times in the store bathroom in 1996. The investigation was approached from several angles, including that Terry was slain in the course of a robbery, or that he w…
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Doe ID 'Rock Collection John Doe' Captain Everett Leland Yager
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Episode 115 Doe ID 'Rock Collection John Doe' Captain Everett Leland Yager A strange mystery unfolded after a boy in Arizona inherited a rock collection from his grandfather in 2002. The boy's mother while looking through the collection found something disturbing; something she knew was not a rock. It was a partial human jawbone containing several …
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Episode 114 Michella Welch In this episode we cover the conclusion of the Michella Welch case. If you haven’t listened to the Jenni Bastian case, (ep113) please go listen to that one first, as many details about Michella’s case are addressed there. Michella would finally see justice of her own in 2022, nearly 40 years after her murder became insepa…
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Episode 113 Jennifer Bastian Part 2 of 2 This is the conclusion of the Jennifer Bastian case. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, stop now and go back and listen to that part first. To listen to every episode of DNA: ID ad-free and get other benefits, simply visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscrip…
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Episode 113 Jennifer Bastian Part 1 of 2 On March 4th, 1986, the unthinkable happened for the Bastian family of Tacoma, WA. Their sweet, energetic and athletic little girl Jenni, age 13, didn’t come home from a bike training session in Point Defiance Park. Police believed Jenni and her bike had been taken from the park by a predator, and the FBI co…
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Doe: ID Possible LISK Victims Karen Vergata and Valerie Mack
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Episode 112 Doe: ID Possible LISK Victims Karen Vergata and Valerie Mack During the 1990's and 2000's, the remains of several murder victims; mostly female sex workers, were found on Long Island's beaches. To police it seemed clear that they were the victims of a serial killer, or even more frightening, two serial killers who were dumping victims i…
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Episode 111 Lindy Sue Biechler Part 2 of 2 This is the second part of the Lindy Sue Biechler case. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, stop now and go back to listen to part 1 first. To listen to every episode of DNA: ID ad-free and get other benefits, simply visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscri…
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Episode 111 Lindy Sue Biechler Part 1 of 2 The vicious, brutal 1975 stabbing murder of sweet, shy newlywed Lindy Sue Biechler haunted Lancaster, PA. Lindy was stabbed 19 times right inside her front door, and a butcher knife left embedded in her neck, and police couldn’t determine any motive in the case. The 19 year old had no enemies, and no one h…
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Episode 110 Doe ID: Mary Alice Pultz Jenkins In April, 1985, the skeltonised remains of a woman were discovered in a shallow grave on Crescent Beach, 50 miles south of Jacksonville,Florida. There was no identifcation, and no missing persons in the area matched the remains. Police quickly ruled the death a homicide but had very little clues to go on…
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Listen Now: Happily Never After: Dan & Nancy
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Nancy Brophy fills her novels with romantic betrayals and murder. It’s a far cry from her quiet life in the suburbs, where she and her chef husband, Dan, are living out their golden years. But when Dan is shot dead, Nancy finds herself at the center of a murder case that could be ripped from the pages of her novels. From Wondery, this is a story ab…
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DNA ID Rewind: The Case of Troy and LaDonna French
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Episode 109 DNA ID Rewind: The Case of Troy and LaDonna French As host Jessica travels to and from the annual Crimecon convention, whether you have listened to every episode of the show, or just found it, Jessica invites listeners to check out this rewind episode from the DNA: ID vault; the case of Troy and LaDonna French, one of her personal favor…
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Eric Goldstrand and Lliana Adank Part 2 of 2
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Episode 108 Eric Goldstrand and Lliana Adank Part This is the conclusion of the Goldstrand/Adank case. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, stop now and go back and listen to that part first. To listen to every episode of DNA: ID ad-free and get other benefits, simply visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider…
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Eric Goldstrand and Lliana Adank Part 1 of 2
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Episode 108 Eric Goldstrand and Lliana Adank Part 1 of 2 When 16 year old high schoolers Eric Goldstrand and Lliana Adank were shot to death in at the popular Fall Creek recreation area in June 1977, residents of the teens’ hometown of Eugene, Oregon were shocked and devastated. There were hundreds of witnesses, tips, and leads… a surplus of inform…
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Episode 107 Doe:ID Jeffrey Kimzey On April 15, 1997, a young boy in Union Grove, Alabama decided to skip school and go fishing at his favorite spot off of Eagle Rock Drive. When he got to his spot, he made a gruesome discovery. He found a decomposing body in the water, and raced home to tell his parents. Police responded to the scene, and when they…
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Episode 106 Rita Curran Part 2 of 2 This is the conclusion of the Rita Curran case. If you did not listen to part 1 yet, stop now and go back and listen to that part first. To listen to every episode of DNA: ID ad-free and get other benefits, simply visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription. Of cour…
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Episode 106 Rita Curran Part 1 of 2 The brutal 1971 murder of Rita Curran in her own bedroom rocked the tight-knit town of Burlington, Vermont. The circumstances of Rita’s death seemed so random – yet pointed to an insider. The mystifying slaying had no apparent motive and no good leads, and perplexed generations of frustrated investigators. The ca…
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DOE: ID 'Mary Jane Doe' Tabetha Slain Murlin
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Episode 105 DOE: ID 'Mary Jane Doe' Tabetha Slain Murlin In may, 1992, a construction worker renovating a home in Fort Wayne, Indiana made a gruesome discovery. In the flooded basement of the home, he discovered a woman's body wrapped in a blanket. Investigators were unable to determine an exact cause of death due to the condition of her remains, a…
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Sherri And Megan Scherer And Genevieve Zitricki Part 2 Of 2
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Episode 104 Sherri And Megan Scherer And Genevieve Zitricki Part 2 Of 2 This is the Part 2 of the Scherer/Zitricki cases. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, stop now and listen to that part first. To listen to every episode of DNA: ID ad-free and get other benefits, simply visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack …
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Sherri and Megan Scherer and Genevieve Zitricki Part 1 of 2
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Episode 104 Sherri and Megan Scherer and Genevieve Zitricki Part 1 of 2 In 1998, an unthinkable crime rocked farm community Portageville, Missouri. Sherri Scherer and her 12 year old daughter Megan were shot and killed, and Megan was sexually assaulted, in their own home in a 41 minute window of time. A massive investigation into one of the state’s…
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Episode 103 Doe: ID 'New York Billy' Clarence Wilson In 1986, the body of a man was pulled from Crater Lake in Montgomery TX 40 miles North of Houston. It soon became clear to investigators that he was the victim of a homicide having been shot multiple times, and his body weighed down with cinder blocks. Due to the injuries the man had suffered alo…
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Episode 102 Jane Hylton Sometime between 10:30 p.m. and 3:30 a.m. on the night of July 6-7, 1985, someone entered the house she was staying at and stabbed Jane 54 year old Jane Hylton 29 times. Police set their sights on the most likely suspect – another resident of the house, 20 year old Ricky Davis. It was just too far-fetched to believe that som…
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