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Episode 41 Anna Marie Hlavka A very perplexing murder took place in Portland, Oregon in 1979. Anna Marie Hlavka was home alone, simmering dinner on the stove, when someone killed her. Her apartment showed no signs of a struggle, and very few clues. A motley crew of suspects, headed up by one man named in some strange graffiti, stayed on police radar until one by one, they were eliminated by DNA. F...

Introducing; Pretend A True Crime Documentary Podcast From Javier Leiva's newest season of Pretend; What if I told you that 90% of Frank Abagnale's claims are totally made up? Yeah, that's right. The most extraordinary con man in the world never actually did the crimes he claims he did. In the new season of PRETEND, host Javier Leiva debunks Frank Abagnale's claims one by one, not with opinions bu...

Episode 40 Linda Slaten Part 2 of 2 In 1981, Linda Slaten was a single mom struggling to raise her two young sons on her own. Her boys Jeff and Tim would soon find themselves without a mother when one night, someone climbed in Linda's bedroom window and raped and murdered her. There were suspects everywhere, including two convicted murderers, three ex-husbands, two would-be suitors, a boyfriend –...

Episode 40 Linda Slaten Part 1 of 2 In 1981, Linda Slaten was a single mom struggling to raise her two young sons on her own. Her boys Jeff and Tim would soon find themselves without a mother when one night, someone climbed in Linda's bedroom window and raped and murdered her. There were suspects everywhere, including two convicted murderers, three ex-husbands, two would-be suitors, a boyfriend –...

Episode 39 Lisa Ziegert Part 2 of 2 In this episode, we wrap up the case of Lisa Ziegert who was abducted from her second job – the clerk at a gift and collectibles shop in Agawam, Massachusetts. Years later, her killer was unmaked thanks to DNA. To Support DNA: ID on Patreon, visit this link: https://www.patreon.com/DNAID To buy DNA ID Merch, visit this link: https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/dnai...

Episode 39 Lisa Ziegert Part 1 of 2 In 1992, aspiring 24 year-old teacher Lisa Ziegert was abducted from her second job – the clerk at a gift and collectibles shop in Agawam, Massachusetts. Her family's worst fears came true just days later, when Lisa's body was found on Easter Sunday, dumped in a site many felt would only be known to locals. After decades of false hopes, red herrings, and dead-en...

Episode 38 Michelle Wyatt In 1980, college student Michelle Wyatt was living in Santee, outside San Diego, California. Her boyfriend visited with her at her condo, and then he said he left, locking the door behind him. Michelle's roommate found her the next day, beaten, raped and strangled. Police were suspicious of Michelle's boyfriend, but they focused in on a coworker who admitted to stalking h...

Episode 37 Kim Bryant and Diana Hanson 1979 Las Vegas, a weekday morning. 16 year old Kim Bryant was at a Dairy Queen waiting for her ride – and then she was gone. Her body was found a month later, sexually assaulted, beaten and murdered. A notorious serial killer was the only real suspect – he was executed in Texas, but he didn't kill her. When a tip came in in 2019, new testing was conducted on...

Wondery Presents The Execution of Bonny Lee Bakley On May 4, 2001, Bonny Lee Bakley was found fatally shot in a car on a dark North Hollywood street. The prime suspect was her husband, famed actor Robert Blake. But Bonny, a longtime con artist, had plenty of enemies. She left behind a trail of men she'd scammed, and she had a volatile relationship with Christian Brando, the troubled son of movie s...

Introducing: Citizen Detective from AbJack Entertainment Citizen Detective is a new true crime podcast from AbJack Entertainment, the same network that brings you The Murder in My Family, Missing Persons, DNA: ID, Scene of the Crime, and Zodiac Speaking. Citizen Detective is hosted by Mike Morford (Criminology Podcast, The Murder in My Family) Naama Kates (Incel Podcast), and Dr. Lee Mellor (Murde...

Episode 36 Sherry Black A shocking crime devastated a family in South Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2010. A 64 year old grandmother was stabbed, beaten and sexually assaulted in her rare book shop. Sherry Black had no enemies, and her family could not think of anyone who would want to kill her. Neither could detectives. Sherry's case went cold, despite there being DNA from the killer, until a very comp...

Episode 35: Cliff and Linda Bernhardt In 1973, a double homicide shocked Billings, Montana. A young couple was found murdered in their locked home. They had no enemies, yet clues at the scene told police that their killer was not a stranger. And things he took away with him indicated that he had a personal interest in one of his victims. But the clues left behind and trophies taken were not enough...

Introducing; Foul Play, Making a Predator This is Episode 1 of 4 on the newest season of Foul Play called Making a Predator. Our story begins with a man walking into a movie theater in Noblesville, Indiana – 22-year-old Brent Allred. Brent is shy, self-effacing, and a junior at nearby Ball State University. He's meeting a woman here, or rather a girl, for the very first time. They've been talking...

Episode 34 Gladys Hensley, Janice Dickinson, and Geraldine Toohey In 1986, Eugene, Oregon saw two murders just a couple of weeks apart. Investigators noted that the murders bore some similarities, but they had no luck finding the killer. Two years passed before a third similar murder solidified investigators' theory that they had a serial killer in their midst. But again, they could not find him,...

Episode 33 Marise Chiverella In 1964, 9 year old Marise Chiverella walked to school alone for the first time. It would also be the last. Somewhere in her six-block walk, someone abducted her. Her still-warm body was found within hours; the child had been raped and murdered. Despite scores of suspicious persons of interest, police could not pin the crime on anyone. It took 58 years and an incredibl...

Episode 32 Troy and LaDonna French In 2012, a young woman called Rockingham County, NC authorities in the middle of the night and reported that an intruder had shot her parents. Troy and LaDonna French were mowed down with bullets in their own home. Their daughter Whitley, was left to tell the unbelievable story. Investigators knew that the killer was someone with access to the house – but who? Af...

Episode 31 Sophie Sergie Part 2 of 2 This is part 2 of the case of Sophie Sergie murdered in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1993. To Support DNA: ID on Patreon, visit this link: https://www.patreon.com/DNAID To buy DNA ID Merch, visit this link: https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/dnaidpodcast Follow DNA: ID on Social Media on Twitter at- https://twitter.com/DNAIDPodcast on Facebook at- https://www.facebook.co...

Episode 31 Sophie Sergie Part 1 of 2 In 1993, Sophie Sergie was found slain in a college dorm bathroom at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. Despite several witnesses who had heard the crime go down, and possibly even seen the suspect, the brutal murder of the visiting former student remained unsolved. The investigation was hampered by the overwhelming number of people with access to the scene...

Episode 30 Teresa Solecki In this episode we reveal new information about a case that has never been covered by a civilian podcast and most people have never heard of. We worked directly with members of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department to tell the story of Teresa Solecki. Teresa was last known to be at a payphone in the middle of the night in Vista, California in 1984. Her nude body was f...

Episode 29 Kathleen O'Brien Doyle and Aundria Bowman In 1980, Kathleen O'Brien Doyle was a young navy wife living alone in Norfolk, Virginia while her husband was stationed on an aircraft carrier. One night as she was getting ready for bed, an attacker entered her home through a window and raped, stabbed and strangled Kathleen. Her case quickly went cold. When Norfolk police and NCIS decided to em...

Episode 28 Virginia 'Ginger' Freeman Part 2 of 2 In part 2, we wrap up the case of Virginia 'Ginger' Freeman, and are joined by special guest, CeCe Moore from Parabon who did the genealogy work in this case. To Support DNA: ID on Patreon, visit this link: https://www.patreon.com/DNAID To buy DNA ID Merch, visit this link: https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/dnaidpodcast Follow DNA: ID on Social Media...

Episode 28 Virginia 'Ginger' Freeman Part 1 of 2 In 1981, realtor Ginger Freeman set out to show a vacant rural home to a potential buyer, a man she had never met. She never came home. Her husband found her body that evening, bludgeoned and stabbed, behind the home she was showing. Her male client had given a fake name, and no one knew who he was. And that remained true for 37 years. Thanks to for...

Episode 27: Reesa Trexler In 1984, 15 year old Reesa Trexler was attacked, raped and stabbed in her grandparents' home in Salisbury, NC. Her killer left very few clues behind, and police were stumped as to the identity of the teen's murderer. They focused their attention on those close to Reesa. At the same time, residents of the small town whispered about Reesa's murder, and placed the blame on s...

Episode 26 Darlene Krashoc Part 2 of 2 Episode 26: Darlene Krashok On St. Patrick's Day, 1987, the body of young Army mechanic Darlene Krashoc was found in a frozen parking lot behind the Korean Club restaurant in Colorado Springs. She had been brutalized and strangled, with a coat hanger bridle still around her throat. The Fort Carson-based soldier had last been seen in Shuffles nightclub the lat...

Episode 26 Darlene Krashoc Part 1 of 2 On St. Patrick's Day, 1987, the body of young Army mechanic Darlene Krashoc was found in a frozen parking lot behind the Korean Club restaurant in Colorado Springs. She had been brutalized and strangled, with a coat hanger bridle still around her throat. The Fort Carson-based soldier had last been seen in Shuffles nightclub the late the night before, dancing...