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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 subscription. Of course, you can also support...

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 information that led investigators nowhere.   Suspec...

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 retrieved the body from the water, the gruesome...

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 course, you can also support DNA: ID with a  Patre...

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 case was so out there, Ted Bundy was considered...

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, although they did make one important discovery; she...

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 Insider subscription. Of course, you can also s...

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 most heinous crimes ensued.   And soon, wit...

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 along with the water exposure and decomposition, pol...

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 someone else random had come along and killed...

Episode 101 DOE: ID 'Valentine Sally' Carolyn Eaton    On Valentine's Day, February 14th, 1982, the body of a young woman was discovered by a worker along interstate 40 in Williams, Arizona. It became clear quickly to investigators that she had been murdered, and her body dragged out of sight of the road.  She was given the moniker 'Valentine Sally' An autopsy revealed that she had died from suffo...

Episode 100 Cathy Sposito Part 2 of 2 This is the second part of episode 100; Cathy Sposito. 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 subscription. Of course, you can also support DNA: ID...

Episode 100 Cathy Sposito Part 1 of 2 In April 1987, Cathy Sposito was brutally killed on a popular, scenic hiking trail in broad daylight in Prescott Arizona.   Despite multiple earwitnesses to her murder, her killer eluded police.   A massive investigation turned up two prime suspects, but there was no smoking gun.   Then, a 1990 sexual assault on the same trail mirrored the MO, and again, the k...

Episode 99 Doe ID 'Bones 17' Lori Anne Razpotnik On December 30, 1985 Auburn city employees  25 miles south of Seattle, Washington were investigating a car that had gone over an embankment. While surveying the area, they made a startling discovery; two sets of human remains. The remains, which turned out to be those of two young women, could not be identified at the time and were named Bones 16 an...

Episode 98 Krista Martin In October 1989, Krista Martin was found bludgeoned and raped in her apartment in Wichita, Kansas.   Krista was a very social young woman with lots of friends and quite a bit of drama in her life – none of which led to her murder.   Police investigated thoroughly, but were stumped for years.   Krista's case went cold until the WPD reopened it in 2020 with a focus on the DN...

Episode 97 Doe ID: Ada Fritz In May, 1976,  a group of boys fishing along Sessions Creek in Grand Bay, Alabama when they found what appeared to be a mannequin in the water. Closer examination told them that it was the dead body of an older woman, and they ran to get help. Police retrieved the dead woman from the water and found that she had been shot in the head. She carried no ID, and her hands a...

Christina Castiglione Part 2 of 2 This is part 2 of the Christina Castiglione 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 subscription. Of course, you can also support DNA: ID with a  Pa...

  Episode 96 Christina Castiglione Part 1 of 2   Christina Castiglione was last seen walking along Five Mile Road in Redford Township, MI.   The date was March 19 th , 1983, and it was about 8:30 p.m. Her boyfriend waited for her at a store up ahead, but she never showed.   In the distance of about a half mile, she vanished.   Her half nude, strangled body was found a week later, miles away in a s...

Episode 95 Doe ID: Eileen Truppner In 1998, an unidentified victim of a brutal rape and murder who was left for dead was found by chance by a boater in a grassy area in southwest Broward County off of U.S. 27 in the state of Florida. The dead woman carried no identification, and did not match any missing women in the area. Attempts to ID her initially failed, although police suspected that she may...

Episode 94 Rachael Johnson Part 2 of 2  This is part 2 of the Rachael Johnson case. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, 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 subscri...

  Episode 94 Rachael Johnson Part 1 of 2 In 1991, a woman was found lying in the street near Akron, Ohio, half naked and set ablaze.   She was quickly identified as Rachael Johnson, a young single mother who had last been seen walking in the parking lot of a local convenience store.   A thorough investigation by Akron police looked at everyone Rachael knew even remotely – investigators were certai...

Episode 93 DOE: ID Robert Mullins On November 1st, 1991, hunters in Circleville, Ohio discovered unidentified human remains in a shallow grave near a private farm. Based on the size of the remains, the authorities thought that they belonged to a young woman. They also found evidence that the Doe's head had been moved with some kind of toothed saw, possibly indicating a homicide. After searching fo...

In 2024 , for the second year in a row, DNA: ID has been invited to be on podcast row at the Crimecon true crime convention. Stop by and say hi to host Jessica Bettencourt, pick up some goodies, and enter for a chance to win some DNA ID swag.  Crimecon 2024 is happening at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, TN May 31st to June 2nd, 2024. DNA: ID listeners can save 10% on their  standard Crimecon b...

Episode 92 Pam Cahanes and Kathy Hicks Part 3 of 3 This is part 3 of 3 in the case of Pam Cahanes and Kathy Hicks. If you have not listened to parts 1 & 2 yet, stop now and go back and listen to those parts first.  This episode is sponsored by Hello Fresh home delivery meal kits.  Go to  HelloFresh.com/dnafree   and use code dnafree for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while sub...

Episode 92 Pam Cahanes and Kathy Hicks Part 2 of 3 This is part 2 of 3 in the case of Pam Cahanes and Kathy Hicks. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, stop now and go back and listen to that part first.  This episode is sponsored by Hello Fresh home delivery meal kits. Go to HelloFresh.com/dnafree  and use code dnafree for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while subscription...