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Episode 176 Phyllis Bailer   In 1972, Phyllis Bailer and her toddler daughter set out to make an evening drive to her parents' house for a weekend visit. The drive from their home in Indianapolis to Bluffton, IN should have taken less than two hours.   But Phyllis and her child never made it.   The next day came awful news for Phyllis's family when she was found dead in a ditch. Her young daughter...

Episode 175 Doe ID: 'Charlotte Walmart John Doe' Kenneth McCarthy    In 2016, a John Doe was found behind a WalMart in Charlotte, NC. With no identification and very few personal possessions, he remained unidentified, known only as Charlotte WalMart John Doe.   When a cold case detective took a class on IGG analysis, he applied the new technique to Charlotte WalMart John Doe's case, and found rela...

Episode 174 Barbara Villarreal Part 2 of 2 This is part 2; the conclusion of the Barbara Villarreal case. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, please stop now and 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 subscription. Of course, you can also support DN...

Episode 174 Barbara Villarreal Part 1 of 2   In this Season 6 opener, you'll hear the jaw-dropping, twisty case of Barbara Carr Villarreal.   Barbara was stabbed to death in her Garland, TX home in 1986. Her husband was also attacked in the home invasion.   But stories and evidence did not match up, and police were left chasing their tails, and chasing their prime suspect who was in the wind. Noth...

Episode 173 DNA ID Replay Kim Bryant and Diana Hanson While Jess is on winter break preparing new episodes of DNA ID for 2026, we are airing some of our favorite one part episodes weekly in  what we call 'DNA ID Replay' episodes. These Replay episodes will air every week while on break with the exception of Christmas week. In this episode, we explore the case of Kim Bryant and Diana Hanson which o...

Ep172 DNA ID Replay Susan Negersmith  While Jess is on winter break preparing new episodes of DNA ID for 2026, we are airing some of our favorite one part episodes weekly in  what we call 'DNA ID Replay' episodes. These Replay episodes will air every week while on break with the exception of Christmas week. In this episode, we explore the case of Susan Negersmith which originally aired in episode...

Episode 171 DNA ID Replay Helene Pruszynski While Jess is on winter break preparing new episodes of DNA ID for 2026, we are airing some of our favorite one part episodes weekly in  what we call 'DNA ID Replay' episodes. These Replay episodes will air every week while on break with the exception of Christmas week. In this episode, we explore the case of Helene Pruszynski which originally aired in e...

Introducing: Below the Surface from AbJack Entertainment  Below the Surface is a true crime podcast covering a variety of strange and bizarre cases with one common theme; a water connection.  The show features both solved and unsolved cases, some of which are well known, while others have received little attention. In this special preview of episode 1, we explore the puzzling case of Kim Wall who...

Episode 170 DNA ID Replay Eve Wilkowitz While Jess is on winter break preparing new episodes of DNA ID for 2026, we are airing some of our favorite one part episodes weekly in  what we call 'DNA ID Replay' episodes. These Replay episodes will air every week while on break with the exception of Christmas week. In this episode, we explore the case of Eve Wilkowitz which originally aired in episode 7...

Episode 169 DNA ID Replay; The case of Lee Rotatori While Jess is on winter break preparing new episodes of DNA ID for 2026, we are airing some of our favorite one part episodes weekly in  what we call 'DNA ID Replay' episodes. These Replay episodes will air every week while on break with the exception of Christmas week. In this replay episode, we explore the case of Lee Rotatori which originally...

Join DNA ID at Crimecon Las Vegas 2026 It's official; DNA ID host Jessica Bettencourt has officially been invited back to Crimecon to represent DNA ID on creator's row. Crimecon 2026 will take place at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas May 29-31, 2026. At Crimecon, you get the chance to talk to legendary investigators,  attend immersive panel events, take photos with your favorite true crime celebs, ca...

  Episode 168 DNA ID Replay; The case of Kathleen O'Brien Doyle and Aundria Bowman. While Jess is on winter break preparing new episodes of DNA ID for 2026, we are airing some of our favorite one part episodes weekly in  what we call 'DNA ID Replay' episodes. These Replay episodes will air every week while on break with the exception of Christmas week. In this replay episode, we explore the case o...

Episode 167 2025 The Year in Review In the final episode of 2025, we recap the fascinating cases we've covered in 2025, as well as provide updates to past cases.  DNA ID will return in January, 2026 with all new episodes. In the meantime, you can tune in for replays of past episodes.  This episode is sponsored by Uncommon Goods; your source for unique gifts. Listeners of DNA ID can  save 15% on th...

Episode 166 Opal Weil Part 2 of 2 This is part 2 of the Opal Weil case. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, please 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 course, you can also support DNA: ID with a  Patreon...

Episode 166 Opal Weil Part 1 of 2    In January 1987, 82 year old Opal Weil was slain in her St. Petersburg, FL home. The crime scene reflected a burglary, with Opal's wedding ring pulled off her finger.   Within a week, it happened again. Octogenarian Eleanor Swift's home, just 6 miles from Opal's, was burgled, she was killed, and her wedding ring taken.   A third victim in the same month survive...

Episode 165 Doe ID: 'Government Camp Jane Doe' Wanda Herr   In August, 1986, a human skull and some bones were found of Highway 26 near Government Camp, Oregon. There was nothing to help ID the victim, who the authorities believed was a female between the ages of 17 and 30. An expert believed that the skull had been there for as long as ten years, but some time later, that idea would be challenged...

Episode 164 The Denver Four Part 2 of 2 This is part 2 of the Denver Four case. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, please 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 course, you can also support DNA: ID with...

Episode 164 The Denver Four Part 1 of 2   Four women were murdered in the Denver, CO area, three in 1980 and one in 1978, in crimes that remained unsolved – and unconnected – for decades.   The victims had nothing in common, the circumstances varied widely.   But modern DNA testing technology provided investigators with some very surprising information – and IGG tied it all together.   They were l...

Episode 163 Doe ID: Roberta Mumma   In 1984, the decomposed remains of a woman wrapped in plastic were found in remote Wizard Wells, Jack County, TX.   Experts posited that she was a young white woman, but without any identification, no fingerprints, and no corresponding missing persons reports, she could not be identified. Fast forward nearly 40 years – when IGG would be used on her bones to iden...

Episode 162 Leslie Preer Part 2 of 2 This is part 2, the conclusion of the Leslie Preer case. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, please 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 course, you can also support...

Episode 162 Leslie Preer Part 1 of 2   Upscale Chevy Chase, MD does not see a lot of violent crime. But that changed in 2001, when loving wife and mom Leslie Preer was beaten to death in her own home in a shocking crime.   Investigators could find no motive for the murder, but certain aspects of the crime scene directed investigators' attention to Leslie's husband as the prime suspect.   After all...

Episode 161 Doe ID:  Wynona Michele   In 1990, Madison County IL authorities recovered the remains of a nude young woman in a soybean field. She had some articles of clothing and jewelry with her, but no identification.   Investigators could not identify her, and she was buried in a church cemetery with a headstone that called her Jane Doe.   But they had the foresight to retain some physical evid...

Episode 160 Robin Lawrence   In this shocking and heart-wrenching 1994 case, a young Northern Virginia mother is killed in her own in a vicious crime that shocked even seasoned members of law enforcement. Not only was the brutality breathtaking, but Robin's 2 year old daughter was left with her mother's corpse for two whole days. This case confounded Fairfax County police, because Robin had no ene...

Episode 159 Doe ID Carl Bryant Warning: this episode explicitly addresses child abuse and murder. In 1972, the brutally beaten body of a young child was found in a shallow creek in Fairfax County, VA.   Little John Lorton Doe was unidentified and unclaimed, and was buried in a local cemetery by a church group.   Investigators over the decades never forgot the little boy, and when cold case detecti...

This is a special bonus episode based on breaking news. Serial Killer Robert Eugene Brashers has been identified as the killer in the infamous 1991 Austin Yogurt Shop Murders in Austin, Texas. In that case, four teenage girls were shot execution style before the yogurt shop was set on fire. Killed in that case were 17 year old Jennifer Harbison, and her 15 year old sister Sarah Harbison. Also kill...