A man’s empty boat is found miles away from his home. And when his body surfaces over a week later, the authorities and his family are left with more questions than answers. Did Patrick Mullins, a beloved librarian and high school teacher, take his own life in 2013? Or does the forensic evidence point to something far more sinister? Photo Source: Unsolved Mysteries Episode sources: Newsweek article Radiotimes article Uncovered article Screenrant article Unsolved Mysteries   ..read more

It’s been almost four decades since real estate agent Suzy Lamplugh left her office to meet with a potential buyer named “Mr Kipper” and was never seen again. The 25-year-old simply vanished on July 28th, 1986, and her body has never been found, leaving many unanswered questions. Photo Source: Mirror UK Episode Sources: Suzy Lamplugh website Mirror UK article iNews UK article The Sun article ..read more

Over four weeks in the winter of 1984, five women were assaulted at knifepoint in a series of attacks in and around the East End neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. The police quickly zeroed in on their suspect, Thomas Haynesworth, after every one of the victims identified him as the preparator. But can eyewitness identification always be trusted? Photo Source: Innocence Project Episode Sources: Innocence Project University of MI Law Innocence Project article 2 DNA Policy Initiative  Mens Health ..read more

Two three-year-old girls from Noxubee County, Mississippi, are found murdered under very similar circumstances. They were both abducted from their homes, sexually assaulted, and killed. Their killers also left behind a strong piece of forensic evidence: a bitemark. But despite their similarities suggesting the same person was responsible for both crimes, two separate men were arrested largely based on the controversial subfield of forensic science known as bitemark analysis ..read more

It’s a murder still widely talked about today: the 1996 unsolved murder of hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur. Although an arrest was recently made in the case, some people wonder if we’ll ever know what happened that night in Las Vegas. And if forensic evidence can still be tested in the case. Who murdered Tupac? Episode Sources: ABC News Sky News AP News   ..read more

In 1979, four children from Geylang Bahru, Singapore, were found murdered inside their home with multiple stab wounds and their bodies stacked on top of each other. Although the police received a lot of tips, the murders remain unsolved today. Is there still hope for advancements in forensic science to finally crack this mystery? Episode Sources: Medium Medium article 2 NLB Explorers Makeup exhibit ..read more

When 36-year-old computer programmer Lisa Valdez was found dead inside her upscale San Francisco apartment, the police immediately suspected she was killed by someone she knew. But even after the police collected DNA samples from all of her male friends and family members, they were no closer to making an arrest, and the case eventually turned cold. Can new DNA testing be used to help track down a killer? Photo Source: Oxygen Episode Sources: Oxygen People v Hughes The Devil at the Door SF Examiner ..read more

The brutal murder of a 94-year-old woman inside her home completely shocked a California community for years. The police were left without many answers as to who could be responsible for such a terrible crime until they found the clue they needed in the form of DNA. Photo Source: FOX News Episode Sources: SF Chronicle  Appeal Democrat People v. Cuadras ..read more

Marcellus Williams was charged and convicted of murdering a St. Louis woman inside her home in August 1998. Despite zero forensic evidence linking him to the brutal murder, he sits on death row today. Is Marcellus Williams a cold-blooded killer? Or another wrongfully accused man like he and his attorneys claim? Photo Source: Innocence Project Episode Sources: Innocence Project  Riverfront Times Injustice Watch Murderpedia The Intercept KSDK article ..read more

A young woman is assaulted while jogging in a popular trial in New Mexico, but law enforcement struggles to identify her attacker. Without any fresh leads in the case, the police turn to a new investigative tool – forensic genetic genealogy to hunt down a predator. Episode Sources: AP News article ABQ Journal article KRQE article KRQE article 2 ..read more