Chardonnay & DNA
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A podcast where we drink wine and talk about Ancestry DNA results gone wrong, crimes and cold cases solved by DNA evidence, and everything in between. Part true crime, part family mayhem, and anything else our weird little hearts desire. Join hosts Becky Barnes and Rachael Nalevanko on a journey through some of the wackiest, scariest, and most unbelievable DNA stories you've ever heard.
Chardonnay & DNA
10M ago
It is Wednesday, my dudes… and that’s because Rachael forgot to press publish on Audioboom.
On this weeks episode, Becky tells us another story that leaves us with more questions than answers.  ..read more
Chardonnay & DNA
10M ago
On this weeks episode, Rachael covers a hometown case that leaves us needing answers.  ..read more
Chardonnay & DNA
10M ago
A double murder, a disappearance, DNA, and a...cult? This episode has it all, folks! Becky introduces Rachael to a little game called "Siblings or dating?" and then takes us on a wild ride to find Baby Holly.
Sources
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/12/houston-couples-remains-identified-but-their-baby-still-missing/9184877002/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/10/baby-holly-alive-texas-cold-case/
https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2022/6/14/23165766/baby-holly-who-is-she-where-has-she-been-what-happened-tina-gail-linn-clouse-harold-dean-clouse-jr
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Chardonnay & DNA
10M ago
On this weeks episode, Rachael tells a mostly happy story of a family reuniting ..read more
Chardonnay & DNA
10M ago
This week, your hosts take a break from the bleak world of true crime (we're living through enough, amirite?) and discuss some AITA submissions from the AITA subreddit!  ..read more
Chardonnay & DNA
10M ago
On this week's episode, Becky covers an extremely disturbing story from Russia. The ladies discuss "Am I The Asshole?".
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly_Moskvin
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10355653/Graverobber-dug-29-girls-corpses-denied-freedom-psychiatric-clinic-married.html
https://allthatsinteresting.com/anatoly-moskvin ..read more
Chardonnay & DNA
10M ago
On this weeks episode Becky regales us all with her Paul Holes experience!
Rachael discusses the murder of Deana Lynne Bowdoin, and the recent execution of Clarence Dixon.
Sources:
https://www.kold.com/2022/05/12/clarence-dixon-executed-1978-murder-asu-student-deana-bowdoin/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/05/11/who-deana-bowdoin-victim-arizona-death-row-killer-clarence-dixon/9731885002/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Dixon ..read more
Chardonnay & DNA
10M ago
This week on Chardonnay and DNA, your hosts share an update about an infamous cold case. In honor of the Innocence Project’s work on Melissa Lucio’s stay of execution, Becky highlights four of the longest-serving death row inmates who were exonerated with DNA evidence.
Sources
https://innocenceproject.org/all-cases/
Jonbenet Ramsey case update https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/05/03/us/jonbenet-ramsey-father-dna-petition/index.html ..read more
Chardonnay & DNA
10M ago
This week on Chardonnay and DNA, Rachael and Becky talk about million dollar app ideas, including MuteMyHusband ©. Becky tells us about the recently solved case of a serial rapist from Indiana that had gone cold for 35 years.
Please continue to support the Innocence Project, particularly Melissa Lucio. She is (wrongfully) scheduled for execution on 4/27/2022. https://innocenceproject.org/petitions/stop-execution-of-innocent-melissa-lucio-texas/
Sources
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/jury-to-decide-verdict-in-trial-of-greensburg-man-charged-in-shelby-county-1980s-home-inv ..read more
Chardonnay & DNA
10M ago
This week on Chardonnay and DNA, Rachael reads us some fan fiction that we never knew we needed. Becky tells us about the recently identified Little Miss Nobody.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sharon_Lee_Gallegos#Renewed_efforts
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/us/sharon-lee-gallegos-arizona-cold-case.html
https://www.ketv.com/article/new-mexico-child-missing-since-1960-identified-as-little-miss-nobody/39454274 ..read more