Forensic Files Unsealed

This episode details a significant breakthrough in the 1986 cold case murder of 16-year-old Deanna Ogg in Montgomery County, Texas. After nearly forty years, authorities identified Bobby Charles Taylor Sr. as the primary suspect through the use of forensic genetic genealogy and advanced DNA testing. Although another individual was originally convicted of the crime, that person was later exonerated...

The episode profiles Kara Robinson Chamberlain, a courageous woman who survived an abduction by a serial killer when she was only fifteen years old. After escaping eighteen hours of captivity in 2002, she provided the critical intelligence that allowed authorities to identify her captor, Richard Evonitz, as the perpetrator of several cold case murders. Chamberlain now utilizes her traumatic experi...

This episode details a significant breakthrough in a thirty-year-old cold case involving the 1992 disappearance of Anna Lee Manning in Kentucky. Authorities recently arrested the victim's husband and mother-in-law, charging them with murder and the abuse of a corpse following a decades-long investigation. To gather further evidence, law enforcement officials conducted an extensive excavation of th...

This episode details the arrest of James Lawhead Jr. for the 1991 kidnapping and murder of Cindy Wanner in California. After the victim was found strangled over three decades ago, the investigation went cold until modern DNA testing and facial recognition identified Lawhead living under a false name in Arizona. Authorities discovered that the suspect had assumed a fraudulent identity to evade capt...

Authorities recently arrested Mayra Velasquez, a 42-year-old Texas real estate agent, for the 2012 cold case murder of Irasema Chavez. The victim was discovered over a decade ago in her Arlington apartment with approximately one hundred stab wounds, though the investigation stalled for years due to a lack of leads. Law enforcement finally achieved a breakthrough by utilizing investigative genetic...

The episode outlines the mysterious 2020 death of Natalie Jones, a Georgia mother whose body was discovered in her vehicle months after she vanished. While officials initially considered an accidental overdose, a new investigative podcast highlights major inconsistencies at the crime scene, including a negative toxicology report and missing personal belongings. The victim’s family and advocate exp...

Authorities recently resolved a three-decade-old cold case in Alaska after a Michigan resident provided multiple anonymous confessions regarding a 1993 homicide. The suspect, Christopher Popps, is accused of killing his former colleague, Patrick Dearth, following a dispute at an automotive business. After receiving the tips in early 2025, investigators located human remains hidden inside a barrel...

The Episode details the long-awaited resolution of a 1985 cold case murder involving the death of a salesman at an Ohio Holiday Inn. Authorities recently indicted Randy Lane McAllister for the killing after modern forensic testing successfully linked him to the victim’s stolen property. These personal effects had been discovered decades earlier discarded behind a Georgia restaurant, providing a cr...

A Florida mother named Jessica Vlasac was recently taken into custody following the violent death of her infant son. Although the suspect initially claimed the baby died during an accidental co-sleeping incident, medical examiners discovered severe head trauma caused by multiple blunt force impacts. Investigators successfully matched the fatal injuries to a large, square-shaped ring worn by the mo...

The episode details the criminal case and subsequent conviction of Blae Taylor, a former NFL scout accused of fatally poisoning his pregnant girlfriend, Jade Benning. In early 2023, Benning and her unborn daughter died after she ingested a lethal dose of cocaine that prosecutors argued Taylor covertly mixed into her drink to avoid fatherhood. Although the defense highlighted the victim's past subs...

In Maricopa County, Arizona, Thomas Brown has been arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of two teenagers, Pandora Schulzroode and Evan Clark. The victims were discovered deceased at a campsite on Mount Ord following a missing persons report filed by their families during Memorial Day weekend. While Brown admitted to being in the area, investigators utilized DNA evidence found inside t...

This episode explores the growing public alarm regarding a potential serial killer in Houston following the discovery of several bodies in local waterways. While social media users have fueled theories of a "Bayou Killer," local authorities and the District Attorney maintain that these deaths are unrelated and stem from social issues like homelessness and addiction. An investigation highlights a d...

This episode details a tragic criminal case involving three teenagers who caused the death of 20-year-old Alexa Bartell by throwing a large rock through her windshield. The narrative follows the police investigation, which utilized victim statements and an informant’s tip to identify Joseph Koenig, Nicholas "Mitch" Karol-Chik, and Zachary Kwak as the suspects. During the legal proceedings, the you...

This episode details the tragic premeditated murder of Brooklyn Taylor, an eighteen-year-old employee at a Home Depot. The perpetrator, Keith Rivers, shot his former partner multiple times due to a misconception regarding a medical diagnosis he believed she had given him. Investigators later uncovered that Keith’s mother, Sheila Rivers, actively facilitated the crime by texting him the victim’s lo...

After nearly four decades, law enforcement used genetic genealogy and fingerprint analysis to solve the 1981 murder of Linda Sllayton in Lakeland, Florida. The investigation identified Joseph Mills, a former youth football coach for Sllayton’s son, as the perpetrator who broke into her home and strangled her. Although Mills initially claimed he could not recall the victim, detectives linked him to...

The episode details the disappearance of Victoria "Vicki" Prokopovitz and the subsequent investigation that led to her husband's conviction. Although James Prokopovitz initially claimed his wife vanished due to her struggles with mental illness, his suspicious behavior and lack of involvement in search efforts raised immediate red flags for law enforcement. Investigators eventually uncovered a sec...

This episode documents the investigation and eventual conviction of Kenneth Hudspeth for the 1996 cold case murder of Christa Bramlet. After evading justice for over two decades, Hudspeth was identified in 2019 through a DNA match following an unrelated arrest. The text describes a tense interrogation where detectives confront him with forensic evidence, such as DNA on cigarette butts found at the...

This episode details the arrest of 72-year-old Jean Stuller, who was identified through advanced genetic genealogy as the primary suspect in the 1991 murder of Julia Wilbanks. After 33 years, investigators matched DNA from a discarded drinking straw to blood found on the victim’s clothing, which showed a one-in-a-trillion probability of belonging to anyone else. During a tense interrogation, Stull...

The episode documents the 2022 interrogation of Gary Randall Muellberg, a 73-year-old inmate already serving life for a 1993 murder. Decades after his initial conviction, modern DNA technology linked him to the cold cases of several women killed in the early 1990s. Known as the "Package Killer," Muellberg targeted exotic workers and discarded their bodies in containers such as mattresses, wooden b...

This episode details the cold case investigation into the 1981 murder of Lieutenant Ray Joe Clark, who was shot in his home. After 33 years, authorities identified former deputy Mitchell Rubble as the killer, revealing a motive rooted in a personal vendetta after Clark fired him for misconduct. The narrative describes a tense police interrogation where Rubble unknowingly provides incriminating det...

This episode documents the resolution of a fifty-year-old cold case involving the 1974 murder of Mary Kathleen Schlice in Wisconsin. Investigators utilized modern investigative genetic genealogy to identify John Keith Miller, an 84-year-old man living in an assisted living facility, as the perpetrator. During a recorded interrogation, Miller initially feigned ignorance before eventually confessing...

The episode details the investigation and interrogation of Gene Stuller, who was arrested in 2025 for the 1991 murder of Julia Sue Willbanks. After the case remained cold for over three decades, advanced genealogical DNA testing linked Stuller’s blood to a pair of shorts found on the victim. During a lengthy police interview, detectives confront Stuller with the overwhelming 1.6 trillion-to-one DN...

A former forensic scientist for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Missy Woods, was recently sentenced to prison after admitting to falsifying DNA evidence over several decades. In response to her misconduct, the Denver Police Department launched a comprehensive retesting initiative to ensure the integrity of affected criminal cases. Their investigation identified dozens of sexual assault cases...

Law enforcement in Greenville County, South Carolina, recently announced a significant breakthrough in the 1986 homicide of eighteen-year-old Chelsie Yvonne Moss. Following the reopening of the case in 2023, forensic DNA testing successfully linked the victim to Ronnie Lee Williams, a sixty-four-year-old man currently imprisoned for a separate murder. This decades-old mystery was originally center...

Authorities in Lexington, Kentucky, recently announced the resolution of a homicide case involving the 1998 death of Linda Marie Rutledge. After nearly three decades, investigators utilized ballistic evidence and DNA technology to link the crime to Robert Eugene Brashers, a man who died in 1999. A critical breakthrough occurred when a shell casing found at the local crime scene matched evidence fr...