NEW INTERVIEW with step-grandson of murder victim Betty Jones.

Two women in Starkville Mississippi are killed after a man knocks on their door on Labor Day.

On September 3, 1990 friends Betty Jones and Kathryn Crigler were wrapping up Labor Day weekend at Kathryn's home, they had just finished dinner and getting ready to watch a baseball game on TV when a stranger started knocking on the door.

When Betty answered the door she was stabbed and her throat was slashed. The killer then attacked and fatally injured Kathryn who was in a wheelchair.

For three decades the case went unsolved.

Now an arrest has been made in the case thanks to detectives who would not give up, family who started a podcast and new DNA technology.

This episode includes a NEW INTERVIEW with Jason B. Jones the step-grandson of Betty Jones.

Jason B. walks us through the case and what it was like to relive the horror while covering the case as the host of his serial podcast 'Knock Knock'.

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Fugitive Kelly Vern Mark Swoboda stalked and kidnapped a 23-year-old woman working at a tanning salon. He hit her over the head with a gun, dragged her into her van and duct tapped her wrists and ankles.

The victim was able to get free after jumping from the moving van. The kidnapping suspect is also the suspect in several area bank robberies.

Swoboda has a long criminal past including arrests for DUI and bank robbery. HIs Mother said he suffered from depression and had mental issues. 

Portland Police tell Matt Johnson that more victims could be out there. Swoboda was shot and killed in a shootout with police in March of 2014. On his body, police found a note listing women he stalked, listing how beautiful they were, if they were alone, and where he first watched them.

Anyone with information please call 503-823-3333.

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NEW INTERVIEW: With Jody LeCornu's twin sister Jenny Carrieri who is on a mission to solve the cold case murder.

Jody was a student at Towson University in Baltimore Maryland when she was murdered in cold blood on March 2, 1996. Today her identical twin sister Jenny Carrieri is ramping up the investigation to find her sisters killer.

On that Saturday morning, the 23-year-old had gotten into a fight with her boyfriend over drinking and going to a local bar without him. 

Jody went to work that day, then went back to the 'Mt. Washington Tavern', her favorite hang out and stayed there till the bar closed. 

An employee asked Jody to take a employee home because it was snowing. Jody drove him home, then bought a six pack, and started drinking in a parking lot where her killer approached her car, shot and killed her. Then he followed her across the street where she crashed, he put her car in park and then stole something from her car, in front of several people watching.

Jody's family is offering a $100,000 cash reward for information leading to the killers arrest.

The suspect in 1996 was described as an African-American man, between 5'10" to 6'2", 200-220 pounds, 20-30 years old, stocky build, driving a white BMW.

Anyone with information please call Baltimore County Police Department or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.

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The Cruise Ship Murders:  A husband kills his wife on a cruise ship after drinking heavily and blames it on the scorpion inside the tequila bottle.

55 year old Robert McGill was celebrating his birthday with his wife of five years Shirley, and some friends on the Carnival Elation cruise to Mexico from San Diego.

Friends said that Robert McGill loved Shirley with "All his heart". He and Shirley were high school sweethearts who has reconnected and gotten married before their 30th Claremont High School reunion.

On July 14, 2009 McGill was drinking heavily in Cabo San Lucas. He reportedly drank half a bottle of tequila and a six pack of beer. After he boarded the ship passengers heard screaming coming from his stateroom.

We would later learn that McGill had beaten his wife and strangled her. As she lay dying on the bathroom floor he showered, cleaned up and went to the upper deck to smoke a cigar and drink a bucket of beer.

McGill was arrested and later convicted for the murder of his wife, sentenced to life in prison.

Years later, a boyfriend would be arrested for murdering his girlfriend during her birthday celebration cruise on the same ship. 

One month after that, a man would be arrested for rape of a woman on the same cruise ship.

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EXCLUSIVE interview with Carrie McGonigle, the Mother of Amber DuBois. Amber was one of two teens killed by a violent sex predator.

Two San Diego teens Amber Dubois and Chelsea King are killed by a convicted sex offender who slipped through the cracks.

Now 10 years later, I sit down for an EXCLUSIVE interview with Amber's mother Carrie McGonigle.

This is a case I covered from the missing persons command post, to the crime scene tape and ultimately the courtroom for the double murder trial.

Carrie shares new details in the case, how she found out Gardner was her daughters killer and what she said to him when she got him alone for 30 minutes in jail.

On Friday the 13th, in February 2009, 14-year-old Amber Dubois vanished while walking to Escondido High School. She had Valentine’s Day cards in her pocket and $200 to purchase a lamb for her 4H program.

More than a year after the case went cold 17-year-old Chelsea King disappeared while jogging on February 25th, 2010. Chelsea was a Senior and track star at Poway High School.

After Garner was arrested he pled guilty to rape and murder and led authorities to Amber's remains located on PALA Tribal land.

John Albert Gardner III is serving two life terms in prison for the rape and murder of Chelsea King and Amber Dubois.

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Two San Diego teens Amber Dubois and Chelsea King are killed by a convicted sex offender who slipped through the cracks.

Now 10 years later, I sit down for an EXCLUSIVE interview with Amber's mother Carrie McGonigle.

This is a case I covered from the missing persons command post, to the crime scene tape and ultimately the courtroom for the double murder trial.

Carrie shares new details in the case, how she found out Gardner was her daughters killer and what she said to him when she got him alone for 30 minutes in jail.

On Friday the 13th, in February 2009, 14-year-old Amber Dubois vanished while walking to Escondido High School. She had Valentine’s Day cards in her pocket and $200 to purchase a lamb for her 4H program.

More than a year after the case went cold 17-year-old Chelsea King disappeared while jogging on February 25th, 2010. Chelsea was a Senior and track star at Poway High School.

After Garner was arrested he pled guilty to rape and murder and led authorities to Amber's remains located on PALA Tribal land.

John Albert Gardner III is serving two life terms in prison for the rape and murder of Chelsea King and Amber Dubois.

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NEW INTERVIEW: Forensic Genealogist Colleen Fitzpatrick. She explains how familial DNA is traced back.

Colleen is a former NASA contractor with a PhD in Physics. She is a rocket scientist, a one-time JEOPARDY contestant and the founder of two non-profits who work to identify individuals through DNA.

The "DNA Doe Project" the works to identify John and Jane Does while "IdentiFinders International" works to identify murdered persons and suspect killers.

Colleen and co-founder of the DNA Doe Project, Margaret Press were gracious enough to share with me how they identify victims and became the subject of an EMMY winning report I did in Los Angeles.

Since our interview GEDmatch (the public wiki page for genealogists and police) has since changed privacy policy and require users to "OPT IN" to allow law enforcement to review uploaded DNA. Without that ability suspect killers like Joseph James DeAngelo would not be caught and cases would stay COLD.

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In this mini-episode called a Case Break host Matt Johnson talks to forensic genealogist Colleen Fitzpatrick.

Colleen is a former NASA contractor with a PhD in Physics. She is a rocket scientist, a one-time JEOPARDY contestant and the founder of two non-profits who work to identify individuals through DNA.

The "DNA Doe Project" the works to identify John and Jane Does while "IdentiFinders International" works to identify murdered persons and suspect killers.

Colleen and co-founder of the DNA Doe Project, Margaret Press were gracious enough to share with me how they identify victims and became the subject of an EMMY winning report I did in Los Angeles.

Since our interview GEDmatch (the public wiki page for genealogists and police) has since changed privacy policy and require users to "OPT IN" to allow law enforcement to review uploaded DNA. Without that ability suspect killers like Joseph James DeAngelo would not be caught and cases would stay COLD.

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Murder of a Nevada Political star

Kathy Augustine was a mom and a rising star in Nevada State politics.

She was elected to State Assembly, State Senate and became the first woman to be elected as State Controller.

In 2002, her 17 year marriage to her third husband Charles Augustine was rocky. Kathy's political career was taking a toll on their marriage and the couple was separated.

Kathy was looking to get a divorce and was purchasing a house in Reno Nevada, closer to the state capital, her husband Charles was living in their large Las Vegas home.

In 2003, Charles suffered a stroke and was rushed to nearby Sunrise Medical Center in Las Vegas.

While Charles was receiving care, Kathy sparked a friendship with one of her husbands critical care nurses Chaz Higgs.

Three weeks after meeting Chaz, Kathy's husband had died and Kathy inherited the homes, and was the beneficiary of a $1 Million life insurance policy.

After her husbands funeral, Kathy and Chaz went to Hawaii and got married.

In 2004 as Kathy was being considered a finalist for the office of U.S. Treasurer by the George W. Bush administration, she became under investigation for campaign ethics violations in Nevada.

This led to Kathy's removal from consideration and her impeachment in Nevada.

As Kathy was launching a come-back election campaign for role as State Treasurer, she died suddenly, under suspicious circumstances.

An F.B.I. toxicology report would lead to a murder investigation.
Who killed Kathy Augustine?

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Kathy Augustine was a mom and a rising star in Nevada State politics.

She was elected to State Assembly, State Senate and became the first woman to be elected as State Controller.

In 2002, her 17 year marriage to her third husband Charles Augustine was rocky. Kathy's political career was taking a toll on their marriage and the couple was separated.

Kathy was looking to get a divorce and was purchasing a house in Reno Nevada, closer to the state capital, her husband Charles was living in their large Las Vegas home.

In 2003, Charles suffered a stroke and was rushed to nearby Sunrise Medical Center in Las Vegas.

While Charles was receiving care, Kathy sparked a friendship with one of her husbands critical care nurses Chaz Higgs.

Three weeks after meeting Chaz, Kathy's husband had died and Kathy inherited the homes, and was the beneficiary of a $1 Million life insurance policy.

After her husbands funeral, Kathy and Chaz went to Hawaii and got married.

In 2004 as Kathy was being considered a finalist for the office of U.S. Treasurer by the George W. Bush administration, she became under investigation for campaign ethics violations in Nevada.

This led to Kathy's removal from consideration and her impeachment in Nevada.

As Kathy was launching a come-back election campaign for role as State Treasurer, she died suddenly, under suspicious circumstances.

An F.B.I. toxicology report would lead to a murder investigation.
Who killed Kathy Augustine?

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