True crime meets forensic science

Episodes

June 8, 2022

Introducing What Remains | TRAILER

Using forensic science to connect unidentified human remains to the missing and murdered
Introducing What Remains | TRAILER
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Introducing What Remains | TRAILER
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June 22, 2022

E1 Forensic Science Solves The Mystery of Baby Michael

The new approach to solving the most difficult cold cases
E1 Forensic Science Solves The Mystery of Baby Michael
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E1 Forensic Science Solves The Mystery of Baby Michael
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June 22, 2022

E2 What is Forensic Anthropology?

How forensic anthropology helped convict Grant Hayes of Laura Ackerman's murder
E2 What is Forensic Anthropology?
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E2 What is Forensic Anthropology?
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June 29, 2022

E3 The Body Farm

Inside the science of human decomposition
E3 The Body Farm
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E3 The Body Farm
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July 6, 2022

E4 Cold Case Solved | The 30-Year Mystery of Tent Girl

One man's obsession changes the way cold cases are solved
E4 Cold Case Solved | The 30-Year Mystery of Tent Girl
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E4 Cold Case Solved | The 30-Year Mystery of Tent Girl
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July 13, 2022

E5 Cold Case Solved | The Boy Under the Billboard

Forensic genealogy helps solve a cold case just in the nick of time
E5 Cold Case Solved | The Boy Under the Billboard
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E5 Cold Case Solved | The Boy Under the Billboard
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July 20, 2022

E6 Part 1 DNA Profiling | The New Tool in Solving Cold Cases

Online ancestry paves the way for forensic genealogy
E6 Part 1 DNA Profiling | The New Tool in Solving Cold Cases
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E6 Part 1 DNA Profiling | The New Tool in Solving Cold Cases
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July 20, 2022

E7 Part 2 DNA Profiling | Forensic Genealogy Dream Team Solves First Case

Skeletal remains found 16 years ago identified by Cold Case Coalition
E7 Part 2 DNA Profiling | Forensic Genealogy Dream Team Solves First Case
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E7 Part 2 DNA Profiling | Forensic Genealogy Dream Team Solves First Case
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July 27, 2022

E8 The Art of Facial Reconstruction

From nothing but bones, forensic artists give a face to the unidentified
E8 The Art of Facial Reconstruction
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E8 The Art of Facial Reconstruction
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Aug. 3, 2022

E9 Missing in NC | What Happened to Cole Thomas?

In 2016, Cole Thomas became a North Carolina missing person. His father is still searching for answers.
E9 Missing in NC | What Happened to Cole Thomas?
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E9 Missing in NC | What Happened to Cole Thomas?
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Aug. 10, 2022

E10 A Murder Trial Without A Body

How is a murder prosecuted without human remains as evidence?
E10 A Murder Trial Without A Body
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E10 A Murder Trial Without A Body
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Aug. 17, 2022

E11 Resolution | One of North Carolina's Oldest Cold Cases

How DNA profiling solved a 37 year old cold case
E11 Resolution | One of North Carolina's Oldest Cold Cases
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E11 Resolution | One of North Carolina's Oldest Cold Cases
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Aug. 31, 2022

E12 Paying the Price for DNA Testing

Funding DNA testing is a game changer for Charlotte, NC’s unidentified remains
E12 Paying the Price for DNA Testing
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E12 Paying the Price for DNA Testing
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Sept. 14, 2022

E13 A Lost Father and a Father’s Loss

Victims’ families change how missing people are tracked in Texas
E13 A Lost Father and a Father’s Loss
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E13 A Lost Father and a Father’s Loss
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Sept. 28, 2022

E14 “Little Miss Nobody” The Abduction and Murder of Sharon Lee Gallegos

A 62-year-old cold case is solved when a little girl’s remains are finally identified
E14 “Little Miss Nobody” The Abduction and Murder of Sharon Lee Gallegos
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E14 “Little Miss Nobody” The Abduction and Murder of Sharon Lee Gallegos
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Oct. 12, 2022

E15 The Somerton Man

A nearly 75-year-old mystery in South Australia is solved by a professor and a genealogist who are thousands of miles apart
E15 The Somerton Man
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E15 The Somerton Man
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Oct. 26, 2022

E16 Isotope Analysis | It’s in the Water

How minerals in water helped solve a heinous crime in Ireland
E16 Isotope Analysis | It’s in the Water
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E16 Isotope Analysis | It’s in the Water
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Nov. 9, 2022

E17 Forty Years and Counting

A rural NC sheriff’s office solves two cold cases that are nearly fifty years old
E17 Forty Years and Counting
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E17 Forty Years and Counting
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Nov. 23, 2022

E18 The Disappearance of Brittanee Drexel

A parent’s worst nightmare leads to a grave and an arrest
E18 The Disappearance of Brittanee Drexel
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E18 The Disappearance of Brittanee Drexel
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Dec. 7, 2022

E19 Crowdfunding Cold Cases

How regular people are donating money to pay for DNA analysis
E19 Crowdfunding Cold Cases
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E19 Crowdfunding Cold Cases
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Dec. 21, 2022

E20 Seeking Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls

Why are crimes against indigenous women rarely solved?
E20 Seeking Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls
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E20 Seeking Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls
Aug. 15, 2023

NEW PODCAST: The Killing Month August 1978

The true story of a family who would do anything to keep their crimes secret
NEW PODCAST: The Killing Month August 1978
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NEW PODCAST: The Killing Month August 1978