DNA: ID

Episode 31 Sophie Sergie Part 1 of 2 In 1993, Sophie Sergie was found slain in a college dorm bathroom at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. Despite several witnesses who had heard the crime go down, and possibly even seen the suspect, the brutal murder of the visiting former student remained unsolved. The investigation was hampered by the overwhelming number of people with access to the scene, and the transience of the student body. When forensic genealogy was used decades later, it pointed to a man who was a student at the college at the time of the murder – and lived just one floor away in the very same dorm. And, he was alive and living in Maine. The trial of Steven A. Downs relied heavily on the DNA evidence left behind at the crime scene to connect him to the homicide 29 years earlier. To Support DNA: ID on Patreon, visit this link: https://www.patreon.com/DNAID To buy DNA ID Merch, visit this link: https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/dnaidpodcast Follow DNA: ID on Social Media on Twitter at- https://twitter.com/DNAIDPodcast on Facebook at- https://www.facebook.com/DNA-ID-True-Crime-Podcast-103667495017418 on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/dnaidpodcast/ Podcast home page- https://www.spreaker.com/show/dna-id This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4720335/advertisement

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Episode 30 Teresa Solecki In this episode we reveal new information about a case that has never been covered by a civilian podcast and most people have never heard of. We worked directly with members of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department to tell the story of Teresa Solecki. Teresa was last known to be at a payphone in the middle of the night in Vista, California in 1984. Her nude body was found before she was even known to be missing, miles away from where she was last known to be. With very few clues, police were stumped, until they decided to make Teresa's case a test case for forensic genealogy. After a year of work, they finally found her killer – much, much too late. To support DNA: ID on Patreon, please visit- https://www.patreon.com/DNAID For DNA: ID Merch, please visit- https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/dnaidpodcast Follow DNA: ID on Social Media on Twitter at- https://twitter.com/DNAIDPodcast on Facebook at- https://www.facebook.com/DNA-ID-True-Crime-Podcast-103667495017418 on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/dnaidpodcast/ Podcast home page- https://www.spreaker.com/show/dna-id This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4720335/advertisement

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Episode 29 Kathleen O'Brien Doyle and Aundria Bowman In 1980, Kathleen O'Brien Doyle was a young navy wife living alone in Norfolk, Virginia while her husband was stationed on an aircraft carrier. One night as she was getting ready for bed, an attacker entered her home through a window and raped, stabbed and strangled Kathleen. Her case quickly went cold. When Norfolk police and NCIS decided to employ forensic genealogy to find answers in her case, what they discovered also gave them answers to a decades-old missing persons case in Michigan. Kathleen O'Brien Doyle's murderer in Virginia and Aundria Bowman's murderer in Michigan were one and the same. And he was still around to answer for his crimes. To Support DNA: ID on Patreon, visit this link: https://www.patreon.com/DNAID To buy DNA ID Merch, visit this link: https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/dnaidpodcast Follow DNA: ID on Social Media on Twitter at- https://twitter.com/DNAIDPodcast on Facebook at- https://www.facebook.com/DNA-ID-True-Crime-Podcast-103667495017418 on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/dnaidpodcast/ Podcast home page- https://www.spreaker.com/show/dna-id This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4720335/advertisement

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Episode 28 Virginia 'Ginger' Freeman Part 2 of 2 In part 2, we wrap up the case of Virginia 'Ginger' Freeman, and are joined by special guest, CeCe Moore from Parabon who did the genealogy work in this case. To Support DNA: ID on Patreon, visit this link: https://www.patreon.com/DNAID To buy DNA ID Merch, visit this link: https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/dnaidpodcast Follow DNA: ID on Social Media on Twitter at- https://twitter.com/DNAIDPodcast on Facebook at- https://www.facebook.com/DNA-ID-True-Crime-Podcast-103667495017418 on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/dnaidpodcast/ Podcast home page- https://www.spreaker.com/show/dna-id This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4720335/advertisement

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Episode 28 Virginia 'Ginger' Freeman Part 1 of 2 In 1981, realtor Ginger Freeman set out to show a vacant rural home to a potential buyer, a man she had never met. She never came home. Her husband found her body that evening, bludgeoned and stabbed, behind the home she was showing. Her male client had given a fake name, and no one knew who he was. And that remained true for 37 years. Thanks to forensic genealogy, investigators learned the name of the man who had killed Ginger – someone who had killed at least one other victim, and who had been looked at as a possible person of interest in Ginger's investigation. Part 2 of this episode will feature an interview with CeCe Moore from Parabon Nanolabs who did the genealogy work in this case. To Support DNA: ID on Patreon, visit this link: https://www.patreon.com/DNAID To buy DNA ID Merch, visit this link: https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/dnaidpodcast Follow DNA: ID on Social Media on Twitter at- https://twitter.com/DNAIDPodcast on Facebook at- https://www.facebook.com/DNA-ID-True-Crime-Podcast-103667495017418 on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/dnaidpodcast/ Podcast home page- https://www.spreaker.com/show/dna-id This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4720335/advertisement

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Episode 27: Reesa Trexler In 1984, 15 year old Reesa Trexler was attacked, raped and stabbed in her grandparents' home in Salisbury, NC. Her killer left very few clues behind, and police were stumped as to the identity of the teen's murderer. They focused their attention on those close to Reesa. At the same time, residents of the small town whispered about Reesa's murder, and placed the blame on someone very close to her. But the rumors were wrong. Decades later, forensic genealogy would lead to answers about Reesa's killer, and would exonerate the person who had been guilty in the minds of many. To Support DNA: ID on Patreon, visit this link: https://www.patreon.com/DNAID To buy DNA ID Merch, visit this link: https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/dnaidpodcast Follow DNA: ID on Social Media on Twitter at- https://twitter.com/DNAIDPodcast on Facebook at- https://www.facebook.com/DNA-ID-True-Crime-Podcast-103667495017418 on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/dnaidpodcast/ Podcast home page- https://www.spreaker.com/show/dna-id This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4720335/advertisement

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Episode 26 Darlene Krashoc Part 2 of 2 Episode 26: Darlene Krashok On St. Patrick's Day, 1987, the body of young Army mechanic Darlene Krashoc was found in a frozen parking lot behind the Korean Club restaurant in Colorado Springs. She had been brutalized and strangled, with a coat hanger bridle still around her throat. The Fort Carson-based soldier had last been seen in Shuffles nightclub the late the night before, dancing with an unidentified GI. The decades-long investigation focused on scores of persons of interest, from Darlene's friends and relatives to serial killers who used coat hangers or bit their victims. But her killer was none of these. Forensic genealogy would eventually point investigators to a man who was never named in the casefile, a man who was stationed at Fort Carson and frequented Shuffles nightclub. A man who was still alive and well and living in Thornton, Colorado. To Support DNA: ID on Patreon, visit this link: https://www.patreon.com/DNAID To buy DNA ID Merch, visit this link: https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/dnaidpodcast Follow DNA: ID on Social Media on Twitter at- https://twitter.com/DNAIDPodcast on Facebook at- https://www.facebook.com/DNA-ID-True-Crime-Podcast-103667495017418 on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/dnaidpodcast/ Podcast home page- https://www.spreaker.com/show/dna-id This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4720335/advertisement

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Episode 26 Darlene Krashoc Part 1 of 2 On St. Patrick's Day, 1987, the body of young Army mechanic Darlene Krashoc was found in a frozen parking lot behind the Korean Club restaurant in Colorado Springs. She had been brutalized and strangled, with a coat hanger bridle still around her throat. The Fort Carson-based soldier had last been seen in Shuffles nightclub the late the night before, dancing with an unidentified GI. The decades-long investigation focused on scores of persons of interest, from Darlene's friends and relatives to serial killers who used coat hangers or bit their victims. But her killer was none of these. Forensic genealogy would eventually point investigators to a man who was never named in the casefile, a man who was stationed at Fort Carson and frequented Shuffles nightclub. A man who was still alive and well and living in Thornton, Colorado. This episode is sponsored by Better Help Online Counseling: To save 10% off your first month of Better Help, visit BetterHelp.com/DNA To Support DNA: ID on Patreon, visit this link: https://www.patreon.com/DNAID To buy DNA ID Merch, visit this link: https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/dnaidpodcast Follow DNA: ID on Social Media on Twitter at- https://twitter.com/DNAIDPodcast on Facebook at- https://www.facebook.com/DNA-ID-True-Crime-Podcast-103667495017418 on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/dnaidpodcast/ Podcast home page- https://www.spreaker.com/show/dna-id This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4720335/advertisement

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Episode 25: Kelly Ann Prosser 8 year old Kelly Ann Prosser set out to walk home from school on September 20th, 1982 in Columbus, Ohio. She never made it home. Her little body was found less than 48 hours later in a cornfield. She had been sexually assaulted and strangled. A very strong suspect was named, and then ruled out. Over the decades police heard of several confessions and investigated persons of interest, but they never came close to catching Kelly's killer. A 2014 CrimeStoppers tip naming him got his name close, but not close enough for investigators to identify him. Finally forensic genealogy tracked him down. He was dead, but once police learned his name, they were not surprised. Harold Warren Jarrell had a history of sex crimes against children, and left a lengthy record of violent crimes in his wake. This episode is sponsored by Better Help Online Counseling: To save 10% off your first month of Better Help, visit BetterHelp.com/DNA Coming up in season 2 of DNA: ID, A couple shot at a campground A realtor waylaid at a home showing A bookstore owner stabbed among her volumes A young soldier dumped in a parking lot What do all these tragic cases have in common? They are all cold cases solved, after decades of frustration and futility, by forensic genealogy. I'm Jess Bettencourt, and in Season 2 of DNA: ID, I'll bring you 24 more fascinating cases in which the killer eluded generations of investigators, until science and some crafty genealogists cracked them at long last. Listen to DNA: ID on your favorite podcast platform. New episodes drop every other Monday, starting January 10th, 2022. Follow DNA: ID on Social Media on Twitter at- https://twitter.com/DNAIDPodcast on Facebook at- https://www.facebook.com/DNA-ID-True-Crime-Podcast-103667495017418 on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/dnaidpodcast/ Podcast home page- https://www.spreaker.com/show/dna-id This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4720335/advertisement

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2021 Year In Review A review of the 24 cases covered in 2021 on the first season 1 of DNA: ID DNA: ID will return with an all new season on 1/10/22 This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4720335/advertisement

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