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Episode 22: Mary Silvani In 1982, hikers in the Sheep's Flat area of Nevada, near Lake Tahoe, found the body of a woman who had been shot in the head. No one was able to identify her, and she became known as Sheep's Flat Jane Doe. She was buried in an unmarked grave, and would remain unidentified for nearly four decades. DNA from the crime scene was preserved. In 2018, the Washoe County Sheriff's...

Episode 21 April Tinsley Part 2 of 2 Think you know everything there is to know about the April Tinsley case? Think again. April Marie Tinsley, age 8, was abducted, raped and murdered in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1988. Her killer was not identified for 30 years – and he was still alive and living in the area. In this 2-part episode, I discuss never-before revealed details about the case, and speak wi...

Episode 21 April Tinsley Part 1 of 2 Think you know everything there is to know about the April Tinsley case? Think again. April Marie Tinsley, age 8, was abducted, raped and murdered in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1988. Her killer was not identified for 30 years – and he was still alive and living in the area. In this 2-part episode, I discuss never-before revealed details about the case, and speak wi...

Episode 20 Carolyn Cox Rose In 1978, Carolyn Cox Rose was a successful real estate agent in the Pensacola, Florida area. She left the realty office early one morning to meet a client at an empty house she was selling. Her raped and murdered body was found there later that day. Police learned that a man had phoned repeatedly, possibly luring Carolyn to her fate. But police failed to track down the...

Episode 19 Le Bich Thuy In October 1994, Le Bich Thuy's coworkers at a medical research institution in the Washington, DC area called police for a welfare check. The workaholic Le had not showed up to work for several days. When police arrived at her home, they found the unthinkable – Le had been raped and murdered. Because nothing in her life led police to her killer, her case went cold. Finally,...

Episode 18 Evelynne Derricott In 2011, 69 year old grandmother Evelynne Derricott was murdered in her own Tooele, Utah home. Her killer escaped in her own vehicle and stole her cell phone. Although these items were found, detectives could not track down the murderer – although they had his DNA. Using a Utah law that allows for searches of CODIS for relatives of the unknown suspect who left his DNA...

Episode 17: Holly Cassano In 2009, young single mother Holly Cassano shared a small home with her young daughter Alexis in Mahomet, Illinois. On a night when Alexis was at her grandma's house overnight, someone came into Holly's trailer and stabbed her nearly 60 times. The prime suspect, Holly's ex, was the logical focus of the investigation, but he was ruled out by DNA evidence. The killer had le...

Episode 16: Marsi Belecz In 1985, 12 year old Marsi Belecz was reported missing by her Spokane, Washington family when she left home on a Saturday night. Two days later, her body was found, stabbed 30 times and hidden in a tow yard. Marsi was believed to have attended a party with older people that night, but no one was really sure. An exhaustive investigation led to several male suspects who had...

Episode 15 Deborah Dalzell In 1999, 47 year old lawyer and businesswoman Deborah Dalzell was found murdered in a horrific scene in the master bath of her own home. Workaholic, family-oriented Deborah lived alone, and her life was risk and drama free. That is, until someone scaled a wall, cut a screen, and brutally attacked her as she slept in her bed. Whoever killed Deborah left virtually no evide...

Episode 14 Gwen Miller In 1968, Gwen Miller was an independent, professional older woman living in Rapid City, South Dakota. No one saw or heard a thing when someone broke into her home and attacked and killed her in her own bed. The killer left the crime scene pristine, tidying up and slipping out into the night. Despite there being a prime suspect whom the investigators were convinced had killed...

Episode 13: Susan Eads In 1983, 'spitfire' Susan Eads left a bar near Galveston, Texas with her friends and was dropped off at her car. The next day, it was found hastily parked, the door open, her things spilling out. And Susan was dead, naked in the bushes in a nearby vacant lot. She had been strangled with a garotte fashioned from her own clothes. There were several very intriguing suspects: ra...

Episode 12: Helene Pruszynski In 1980, ambitious college student Helene Pruszynski was abducted from Englewood, Colorado. Her body was found in a remote field the next day. She had been raped and stabbed in the back. Police had multiple suspects, and a series of similar attacks, but were never able to gather enough information to arrest anyone. Decades later, a DNA profile from Helene's crime scen...

Episode 11 Pam Felkins In 1990, Pam Felkins was abducted from her job as a clerk at Crossroads Video in Faulkner County, Arkansas. She was taken in a 17 minute window, leaving her smoldering cigarette and warm coffee on the counter. Her body was found the next day. A maroon pickup truck with a white camper shell was seen in the area on the night she was abducted. There was a very good suspect in t...

Episode 10 Rhonda Chantay Blankinship In 2016, in the small, tight-knit town of Brownwood, Texas, everyone knew Chantay Blankinship. She was a developmentally challenged young woman who loved to walk the streets of the town, listening to music and waving and smiling to everyone. But one night, she disappeared. She was found raped and murdered in a location that pointed to a local offender. Investi...

Episode 9: Jennifer Watkins In November 1999, married mom of two Jennifer Watkins had just started a full-time job at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO. On a Friday night, she finished her shift, and everyone assumed she went home. But she didn't go home. In fact, she never left the hospital alive. And even though her body was found in a restricted access area, no one saw Jennifer, or anyo...

Episode 8: Pamela Milam In 1972, Indiana State University student Pam Milam went missing after a night of sorority rush events. She was last seen walking to her car on the ISU campus. Her car was found the next evening, parked in a different spot than where she left it. Her things were still in the vehicle. And unfortunately, Pam's father and sister were the ones to open the trunk and find Pam. Al...

Episode 7: Jodine 'Jodi' Serrin Valentine's Day, a day that is supposed to be about love, was the occasion for a terrible murder that took place in Carlsbad, California in 2007. Jodi Serrin, a 39 year old mentally disabled woman who lived alone, was killed in her own condo. Her parents witnessed the horrific act, and briefly interacted with her killer. But it would be more than a decade before the...

Episode 6 Traci Hammerberg Traci Hammerberg was bludgeoned to death and dumped in a private driveway in Grafton, Wisconsin in 1984. There were many very good suspects over the years, and another, very similar murder, but none of these were connected to Traci's case. It was not until decades later that investigators were able to use the clues Traci gave them – her killer's blood under her nails – t...

Introducing: Zodiac Speaking Zodiac Speaking is a new True Crime Podcast from AbJack Entertainment that explores in depth, the mystery of the Zodiac Killer case. In every episode, Zodiac case experts Mike Morford and Richard Grinell explore various aspects of one of America's most infamous unsolved mysteries. New episodes air every other Saturday beginning on March 13, 2021. Subscribe today so you...

Episode 5: Michelle Martinko In December 1979, 18 year old Michelle Martinko spent the evening doing some shopping at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She never came home. Her body was found in her car, riddled with stab wounds. Her family had a suspect in mind, but he had an alibi, and the case went cold. 39 years to the day after her murder, detectives arrested the man who killed Michelle. E...

Episode 4: Fawn Cox In 1989, sixteen year old high school student Fawn Cox was killed in her own bed, right under her family's noses. No one saw or heard a thing. Suspects were arrested, but were ruled out. The case went cold, and decades later, the family urged authorities to use forensic genealogy to unearth Fawn's killer. The tactic paid off, but the answer to who murdered Fawn Cox only brought...

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Episode 3: Christy Mirack In 1992, beloved young teacher Christy Mirack was brutally slain in her own home. Although police investigated thoroughly, and there were some intriguing clues that Christy was targeted, there were no viable suspects, and the case went cold. Then, with the help of Parabon, police discovered the identity of Christy's killer. And his identity was a surprise to everyone. Thi...

DNA ID Episode 2 Jessica Baggen In 1996, teen Jessica Baggen was raped and killed in tiny Sitka, Alaska. A local man was arrested for the crime, and purportedly confessed. But the evidence pointed to someone else – someone police could not identify for decades. After 24 years, forensic genealogists identified another man, an accused rapist, as Jessica's killer. To listen to every episode of DNA: I...

DNA: ID Bonus- A Chat With Paul Holes About Genetic Genealogy In this conversation, Paul Holes and I discuss the impact of forensic genealogy on crime-solving and the future of this exciting new tool. Follow DNA: ID on Social Media on Twitter at- https://twitter.com/DNAIDPodcast on Facebook at- https://www.facebook.com/DNA-ID-True-Crime-Podcast-103667495017418 on Instagram- https://www.instagram.c...