Derrick Todd Lee, known as the Baton Rouge Serial Killer, terrorized Louisiana from 1992 to 2003, eluding capture for years. Eventually, advanced DNA testing would help police close the net.
This episode follows how with the help of familial DNA detectives were able to track down a serial rapist.
DNA science finally identifies both killer and victim from a murder that took place back in Florida in 1991.
Police are stumped when a toddler's body is found in Escatawpa River, leading to a decades-long mystery.
This episode follows how with the help of familial DNA detectives were able to track down a serial rapist.
Forensic pathologist Dr. Richard Shepherd investigates the murder of Dawn Hacheney, whose evangelical husband suffocated her before setting fire to their home to cover up his crime.
While on trial for rape, 33-year-old Brian Nichols goes on a violent rampage that results in three murders.
James 'Porky' O'Rourke's addiction to violence means he is one of the most feared men in the UK prison system.
Sent to prison after the torture and violent murder of a mother of six, Jamie Osuna is now awaiting trial.
Jason Scott was a master of disguise, but he held many secrets: at night, he was a serial home invader and a killer linked to five cold-blooded murders - including those of two mother-daughter pairs.
The suburbs of Seminole Heights, Florida was rocked by a series of murders by a disgruntled college graduate.
When a series of men go missing, all roads lead back to a farm in New Hampshire and one woman. What detectives find in their search of the property leaves them speechless.
In 1978, two siblings narrowly survive a home invasion attack and are shocked to learn that the culprit is a serial killer with a long list of victims.
In 1979, 16-year-old Kim Bryant disappears from outside a Dairy Queen in Las Vegas. Three weeks later, her body is found: she had been sexually assaulted and bludgeoned to death. 40 years later, genetic genealogy finally names the killer.
"Deadly Desire" covers the extensive investigation into Jodine Serrin's horrific murder and how forensic genealogy finally cracked the case.
On June 11th, 1963, a man fishing in Oregon reels in the body of a toddler. The child had been wrapped in blankets and weighed down by iron molds.
"Road Trip to Hell" is about a fun road trip that turned into a real-life horror movie, and how dedicated investigators and genealogy solved the crime.
A little girl's body is found, unidentified, in the Arizona desert in 1960. Across state lines, a family is reeling after their 4-year-old child is abducted. Sixty years later, science pieces it all together.
This case follows a 40-year murder investigation and how it became another success story.
Michelle Wyatt is found strangled to death in 1980. Few leads arise until 41 years later, thanks to forensics.