The 1963 Murder of Margaret ‘Peggy’ Beck: How Genetic Genealogy Solved Colorado’s Oldest Cold Case
INVESTIGATIVE CASE DOSSIER: THE 1963 MURDER OF MARGARET ‘PEGGY’ BECK Victim: Margaret “Peggy” Beck (Age 16; High School Honor Student & Scout...
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Category: Cold Cases Solved by DNA
Decades-old cold cases finally cracked through forensic genealogy and advanced DNA technology.
The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders: The 1977 Camp Scott Slayings & 2022 Modern DNA Findings
INVESTIGATIVE CASE DOSSIER: THE OKLAHOMA GIRL SCOUT MURDERS Victims: Lori Lee Farmer (Age 9), Doris Denise Milner (Age 10), Michele Heather Guse...
The 1985 Disappearance of Cherrie Mahan: The First ‘Have You Seen Me?’ Milk Carton Case
INVESTIGATIVE CASE DOSSIER: THE 1985 DISAPPEARANCE OF CHERRIE MAHAN Missing Child: Cherrie Ann Mahan (Age 8; Born August 14, 1976) Date of...
The Disappearance of Sneha Anne Philip: The Unsolved Forensic Mystery of September 11, 2001
INVESTIGATIVE CASE DOSSIER: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF DR. SNEHA ANNE PHILIP Missing Individual: Dr. Sneha Anne Philip (Age 31; Internal Medicine Physician) Last...
The Kirk Bloodsworth Case: The First U.S. Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA in 1993
INVESTIGATIVE CASE DOSSIER: THE KIRK BLOODSWORTH CASE Victim: Dawn Hamilton (Age 9; Elementary School Student) Date of Crime: July 25, 1984 Location:...
The Central Park Five Exoneration: How DNA & Matias Reyes Confession Overturned 1989 Convictions
INVESTIGATIVE CASE DOSSIER: THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE EXONERATION Victim: Trisha Meili (Age 28; Investment Banker & Marathon Runner) Date of Crime: April...
The 1997 Loomis Fargo Heist: The Inside Story of America’s 7.3M Charlotte Cash Robbery
INVESTIGATIVE CASE DOSSIER: THE 1997 LOOMIS FARGO CASH HEIST Target Facility: Loomis, Fargo & Co. Armored Regional Vault, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North...
The 18-Year Disappearance of John List: How America’s Most Wanted & a Forensic Bust Captured the Killer
INVESTIGATIVE CASE DOSSIER: THE 18-YEAR DISAPPEARANCE & CAPTURE OF JOHN LIST Victims: Alma List (84; Mother), Helen List (46; Wife), Patricia (16;...
The 1978 Lufthansa Heist: The Inside Story of the M JFK Airport Robbery That Inspired Goodfellas
INVESTIGATIVE CASE DOSSIER: THE 1978 LUFTHANSA HEIST Target Facility: Lufthansa Cargo Building 261, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, New York City...
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist: The 1990 00M Boston Art Theft FBI Dossier
INVESTIGATIVE CASE DOSSIER: THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM HEIST Target Institution: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, The Fens, Boston, Massachusetts...