The Ties That Find

On Labor Day night, 1990, two elderly women are viciously attacked after they settle in to watch a baseball game on TV. One of them will die at the scene, and the other will succumb to her injuries two months later. This is the case of Betty Jones and Kathryn Crigler, the Labor Day Murders of Starkville, MS. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind....

For the 15yrs from 1991-2006, a single man stalked, terrorized, raped, and robbed over 10 women in the Sacramento area. But it is not until 2018 that the victims of these attacks will get the call that they had been waiting so long for: “We got the guy.”  This is the case of the NorCal Rapist Victims.  Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com  ...

Technical difficulties give us a chance to learn about a John Doe, found deceased in a shed in Washington in 2015. This is the case of The Mill Creek Shed Man. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com   Email: thetiesthatfind@gmail.com   Disclaimer:  This podcast is in no way affiliated with, or sponsored by law enforcement, GEDmatch, Parabon Na...

In the winter of 1991, a pregnant woman is found strangled on the side of the road. Evidence found on 2 other separate victims a year later will come from the same donor. But it is not until 2019 that the matches are discovered, and donor is hunted down. This is the case of the murders of Pamela McCall, Bitter Creek Betty, and the I-90 Jane Doe.  Check out the website for sources, photos, and link...

On an unseasonably warm night in Oct 2011, a husband and wife are getting ready to turn in for the night when they are suddenly and violently attacked in their own home. Seven years later, the perpetrator would be found much too close for comfort, right in their own town, less than a mile away. This is the case of James and Linda Miller of Goshen, Indiana Check out the website for sources, photos,...

This week we are in Mohamet Illinois, where a young single mother is brutally killed in her home after working the late shift. DNA evidence is everywhere, but the owner of that DNA was able to elude capture for 9 years. This is the case of the 2009 murder of Holly Cassano. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com   Email: thetiesthatfind@gmail.c...

The conclusion of the abduction and murder of Christine Jessop. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com   Email: thetiesthatfind@gmail.com   Disclaimer:  This podcast is in no way affiliated with, or sponsored by law enforcement, GEDmatch, Parabon Nanolabs, or any of their affiliates.

Today we travel north into a tiny Canadian town, where a monster stole a young girl from her loving family. The 35 years it took to get to the truth about her abduction and murder will impact more than just the lives she touched. This case will also change the way Ontario law enforcement investigates and prosecutes its most violent crimes.  Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to s...

Today we follow the 20yr investigation of a young John Doe found under a Billboard in a small town in North Carolina in 1998. The search for answers will bring us into South Carolina and the discovery of another Doe, this time an adult female. Who would have left a child on the side of the highway, and how is this other body related to him? Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to s...

Today I bring you two cases that cover five victims of rape in the last 10 years. These victims are not named, but their rapists will be discovered and exposed. This case contains details of sexual violence, so listener, be advised. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com   Email: thetiesthatfind@gmail.com   Disclaimer:  This podcast is in no w...

Today we are learning about two lovebirds who were killed at a Wisconsin  county park just after setting up their weekend campsite in 1976. It would take an evolution in science and investigation techniques over the course of 43 years to identify a suspect and make an arrest. This is the case of Ellen Matheys and David Schuldes.  Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media...

This week, we learn about the case surrounding a female body found burning on a woodpile in Texas in 2006, who came to be known as Lavender Doe. Who was she? Where did she come from? And who did this to her? Sadly, Lavender Doe isn’t the only woman killed in today’s story... so settle in and let’s find out.  This case includes a review of genetic family mapping. Check out the website for sources,...

In this episode, we are going to cover the brutal killing of Scott Martinez, a single father in La Mesa, CA in the summer of 2006. And later, I’m going to tell you about a John Doe who the DNA Doe Project is currently trying to identify. Scott Martinez’s murder is especially horrendous, and the who and the why is especially sad. So settle in, and let’s find out. Check out the website for sources,...

Angie Dodge was an 18 year old young woman who had just gotten her first apartment in the summer of 1996. After coming home from visiting her mother one night, a man got into her apartment, and brutally attacked and killed her. It would take 23 years and the help of Parabon Nanolabs to zero in on a suspect and make an arrest in May 2019. This case includes a review of genetic family mapping. Check...

In our inaugural episode, we learn what forensic genealogy is and how it is used by law enforcement. Then I tell the story of Helene Pruszynski, and young and talented intern from Massachusetts who was abducted and killed outside of Denver Colorado in early 1980. The journey to finding her killer took 40 years, but finally in 2020, with the help of various DNA labs and genetic genealogy research,...