Episode Details

This narrative details the investigation into two brutal cold cases involving the murders of teenage girls at Torrey Pines beach in California. In 1978, Barbara Nantes was killed while camping, an attack that left her boyfriend, Jim Alt, with permanent brain injuries. Years later in 1984, Claire Huff was found murdered in a nearly identical fashion, leading investigators to initially believe a serial killer was responsible. While DNA evidence eventually linked the 1984 crime to a convicted criminal and a former police criminalist named Kevin Brown, Brown’s family and colleagues argue that lab contamination explains the findings. Despite these leads, Brown’s suicide before trial and the exclusion of the suspects from the 1978 case leave the Nantes family still seeking justice and closure. Under the weight of survivor's guilt, Alt and the victims' families continue to grapple with the enduring trauma of these horrific events.

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