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Who Hid A Skeleton In The Attic Of A House For 14 Years_ The New Detectives
Season 3
Episode 99
Published 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
A couple renovating their new home. A trapdoor in the ceiling. A skeleton wrapped in sheets. And a mystery that would take forensic science fourteen years to unravel.
In this episode, I uncover a shocking case featured on The New Detectives, the groundbreaking Discovery Channel series that aired from 1996 to 2004 and inspired the creation of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . The case begins when new homeowners discovered a skeleton hidden in their attic — but the bones had been there for over a decade before anyone looked up.
The skeleton was wrapped in bedding and concealed above the ceiling tiles. Investigators used forensic anthropology to determine the victim's age, sex, and cause of death. They reconstructed the victim's face using clay and skull measurements, hoping someone would recognize the face of the forgotten dead . But the killer's identity remained hidden until a break in the case came from an unexpected source: a detailed letter written by a woman who had personal knowledge of the murder . Her words provided the evidence needed to finally bring the case to trial.
Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play — because the attic kept its secret for fourteen years, but the bones told the truth.
In this episode, I uncover a shocking case featured on The New Detectives, the groundbreaking Discovery Channel series that aired from 1996 to 2004 and inspired the creation of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . The case begins when new homeowners discovered a skeleton hidden in their attic — but the bones had been there for over a decade before anyone looked up.
The skeleton was wrapped in bedding and concealed above the ceiling tiles. Investigators used forensic anthropology to determine the victim's age, sex, and cause of death. They reconstructed the victim's face using clay and skull measurements, hoping someone would recognize the face of the forgotten dead . But the killer's identity remained hidden until a break in the case came from an unexpected source: a detailed letter written by a woman who had personal knowledge of the murder . Her words provided the evidence needed to finally bring the case to trial.
Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play — because the attic kept its secret for fourteen years, but the bones told the truth.