Family History Detectives®

Viewers of GMA, The View, and 20/20's Baby Holly Found can start here to learn more about this set of podcast episodes about Author Holly Marie and her parents.

"I know they'd be proud of this."

1980 Texas murder victim Dean Clouse's baby brother, Chris Casasanta joins us to talk about his memories of growing up with Dean as a big brother. From Green Machine roughhousing to promoting the Memorial Fund on his big rig, listen as Chris shares his stories and his emotions at losing his big brother so young. We also discuss some of the latest clues surrounding Dean and Tina's horrific murders.

Help underwrite cases like the Clouse-Linn case with a donation on the Genealogy For Justice website. Any links mentioned in this episode are now found on the G4J website.

Episode 3 of the Family History Detectives® podcast highlights the silent army of unexpected heroes empowering the cold case genetic genealogy revolution sweeping through law enforcement across the nation.

In addition to explaining the development of the field of investigative genealogy - the worldwide phenomenon that the arrest of the Golden State Killer soon established. The merits of and instructions for opting into law enforcement access on GEDmatch are also discussed.

Allison and Adam also talk to a woman intimately involved in the identification of murder victim, Tina Linn Clouse and the return of her daughter Holly Marie. 

Help underwrite cases like the Clouse-Linn case with a donation on the Genealogy For Justice website. Any links mentioned in this episode are now found on the G4J website.

"Don't ever give up hope!"

This episode was part of our special Season 1 series with family members of 1980 murder victims Dean and Tina Linn Clouse, recorded right after the miraculous discovery of their infant daughter, Holly Marie alive and well 41 years later.

Join us for an incredibly intimate interview with Tina Linn Clouse's siblings, Les Linn and Sherry Green. Les and Sherry are wonderfully transparent about their complex emotions around finding Holly and missing their beautiful sister, Tina.

Sherry shares her bittersweet memories of Tina as a young mother to Baby Holly. Les recalls his antics with Dean and shares poignant insight into why he believes the Dean and Tina Linn Clouse Memorial Fund is so necessary. They also share the ins and outs of working with the explosive media surrounding their story.

Help underwrite cases like the Clouse-Linn case with a donation on the Genealogy For Justice website. Any fundraising links mentioned in this episode are now found on the G4J website.

Host Allison Peacock shares her inspiration to pivot from a business career to the field of forensic investigative genetic genealogy. Cases discussed include a black market adoption in Brazil, a 150-year-old paternity mystery, a 20-year odyssey to find the biological parents for her children’s father, and the 1980 murder case of Dean and Tina Clouse.

(Note: The fundraising links mentioned in this early episode of our podcast are now found on the Genealogy For Justice website.)

The Family History Detectives® podcast is a behind the scenes look at the investigative use of genealogy to solve mysteries. From stolen babies to unidentified remains to catching murderers, genetic genealogy is quickly becoming one of the best forensic tools available for discovering long hidden truths. The podcast is also the official home of the Dean and Tina Linn Clouse Memorial Fund for unidentified remains investigations and the families of Dean and Tina Linn Clouse and their daughter Holly Marie.

FHD Forensics founder, Allison Peacock and her producer, Adam Nurre bring you the inside scoop on the Clouse-Linn murder case, family interviews, bonus episodes on other cases, and information on the cold cases that the family is funding through the generosity of memorial fund contributors.

Writer/Host: Allison Peacock