Episode Details

This episode provides detailed accounts of several cold case homicides that were eventually solved through technological advancements and persistent investigation. In the case of "Lavender Doe," DNA indexing and genealogical research identified both the victim, Dana Dodd, and her killer, Joseph Bernett. Similar investigative genetic genealogy and abandoned trash samples led authorities to Adam Derasmo for the brutal 2006 murder of Sherry Black. Long-unsolved crimes, including the 1987 slaying of Carol Murphy and the 2002 death of Daniel Lavine, were closed using forensic matches and eyewitness confessions. Finally, a decades-old robbery and murder at a grocery store reached a resolution when fingerprint databases identified Johnny Miller forty-three years after the event. Collectively, these narratives illustrate how modern science and restorative justice provide closure for families long after the original crimes occurred.

This episode includes AI-generated content.