The episode from "The Zombie Hunter Canal Murders" document the chilling Phoenix Canal Murders of the early 1990s, focusing on the brutal attacks and murders of Angela Brosso in 1992 and Melanie Bernas in 1993, both along the Arizona Canal system. The text details the savage nature of the crimes, including sexual assault, repeated stabbing, and mutilation, which initially stumped investigators for over two decades. It reveals the identity of the perpetrator, Bryan Patrick Miller, who led a double life as a mild-mannered father and a flamboyant "Zombie Hunter" cosplayer, before being linked to the murders by forensic genetic genealogy in 2015. The sources conclude by outlining Miller's high-profile 2023 trial, his conviction, and his subsequent death sentence, emphasizing how the case transformed cold-case investigation methods.

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