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.
Matthew Hoffman was a seemingly ordinary tree trimmer in the sleepy town of Mount Vernon, Ohio, but he concealed an obsession with trees and a brutally violent side.
"Murder in the Snow" is the story of Traci Hammerberg and how her murderer evaded detection for decades.
In 1981, the body of Sylvia Quayle is discovered by her father in her Colorado home: she had been sexually assaulted, stabbed and shot. After a false confession and decades of investigative work, science breaks this case open.
This episode follows how with the help of familial DNA detectives were able to track down a serial rapist.
In 1993, a teen is kidnapped and raped. A forensic genealogy company is able to track down the suspect.
James Robertson is considered one of the most volatile, dangerous men in the U.S. prison system.
Having committed over 27 assaults on correctional officers, Billy Tracy is one of the most violent offenders on death row.
After shooting two people, Rodney Berget kidnaps and sexually assaults a gas station clerk. Prison struggles to contain him: an escape expert, his final attempt involves the sadistic murder of a corrections officer.
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.
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.
The suburbs of Seminole Heights, Florida was rocked by a series of murders by a disgruntled college graduate.
Many bodies found in the Louisiana bayou after Hurricane Katrina were the victims of someone more sadistic.
Michelle Wyatt is found strangled to death in 1980. Few leads arise until 41 years later, thanks to forensics.
DNA science finally identifies both killer and victim from a murder that took place back in Florida in 1991.
A young couple is murdered in Montana in 1956. In 2019, investigators use voluntary genealogical databases to catch the killer.
This episode follows how with the help of familial DNA detectives were able to track down a serial rapist.
In 1974, a 5-year-old girl disappears while walking to her friend's house. 46 years later, detectives are able to put the case to rest using modern DNA technology.
In 1984, the bruised and bloodied body of 25-year-old Naval recruit Pamela Cahanes is found in an abandoned lot. Who would take away the life of a woman who was ready to give hers? Genetic genealogy provides answers 35 years later.
In 1996, a woman takes her life in a Virginia cemetery and leaves a note that she wishes to remain unidentified. Still, detectives are legally bound to identify her. Only genetic genealogists can bring long-awaited answers, decades later.