The Ties That Find
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 26 ratingsIn recent years law enforcement agencies have been utilizing a new tool to track down violent offenders and identify Jane and John Does - the family tree. With the help of DNA technology and investigative genetic genealogy, cases that have been cold for decades are now being solved. Victims and their families are finally getting answers and justice. The Ties That Find is a true crime podcast that showcases these victories.
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The Show Takes a Hiatus
December 04, 2021 20:00 - 5 minutes - 3.89 MBThe Ties That Find takes a hiatus. Affiliate: Silk and Sonder
Sarah Yarborough
November 24, 2021 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBIn December of 1991 a high school student was killed right on the grounds of her high school campus. Twenty years later, detectives and genealogists attempted the first genealogy investigation. But the science wasn’t there. Twenty-eight years later, an arrest would be made. This is the case of Sarah Yarborough. Bio Link bio.link/tttf Affiliate: Silk and Sonder
Doe Victims of Serial Killers
November 10, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBGacy. Ridgway. Hansen. All POS. None of them cared enough to get their victims' names. Among them, they left 11 Does in their wake. But thanks to forensic genealogy, we have been able to identify 3 of them in 2021. These are the Doe victims of Serial Killers. Biolink: bio.link/tttf Affiliate: Silk + Sonder
Rachel Reads The Tell-Tale Heart
October 31, 2021 13:00 - 14 minutes - 9.8 MBHappy Halloween. We have a bonus today, enjoying a classic scary story from the Godfather of the Gothic, Edgar Allan Poe. The Show: Bio Link Affiliate: Silk + Sonder
Vicky Dana Doe and the Victims of Shawn Grate Part 2
October 20, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBToday we finish up the case of truly evil Shawn Grate. Bio Link: bio.link/tttf We are now an affiliate! Silk + Sonder is a planner, a journal, and so much more! Please note, The Ties That Find is listener-supported. If you make a purchase through a link here or on any page run by TTTF, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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October 16, 2021 17:00 - 10 minutes - 7.23 MBSilk + Sonder is a monthly journal subscription service that is so much more than a journal. Listen to find out how S+S will inspire you to continue to grow as the incredible person you are, and give you the outlet to discover the potential you have, but have yet to tap into. Photos are posted on TTTF website’s show notes! bio.link/tttf We are now an affiliate! Silk + Sonder is a planner, a journal, and so much more! Please note, The Ties That Find is listener-supported. If you make a p...
Vicky Dana Doe and the Victims of Shawn Grate
October 13, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBOn September 13, 2016, 911 dispatch received a call from a woman who was being held captive and pleading for help. Fifteen minutes later, she would be rescued, and a serial killer’s crimes would soon enough be revealed. This is the case of Vicky Dana Doe and the Victims of Shawn Grate. bio.link/tttf We are now an affiliate! Silk + Sonder is a planner, or a journal, and so much more! Please note, The Ties That Find is listener-supported. If you make a purchase through a link here or on any ...
Michael Whyte Genealogy Investigation
October 07, 2021 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBWe dive into the family map investigation of POS Michael Whyte, the convicted murderer of Darlene Krashoc. bio.link/tttf
Linda O'Keefe
September 29, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBOn a sunny July afternoon, an 11 year began her one mile walk home from summer school, but never made it home. It took over 45 years and a dedicated police department to solve her case. This is the case of the 1973 abduction and murder of Linda Ann O’Keefe. https://bio.link/tttf
Evangeline Parish Jane Doe 2018
September 15, 2021 01:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBAt the end of 2018, the search for a little boy led to the recovery of a skeletonized victim. Three years later, she was returned to her family just 12 miles away. This is the case of the Evangeline Parish Jane Doe 2018. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Links: The Ties That Find (bio.link)
Darlene Krashoc
September 04, 2021 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBIn the early morning of St Patrick’s Day 1987, police discover the naked and brutalized body of a young soldier behind a restaurant. It would take 34 years for her family to get justice, and a monster sent to prison. This is the case of the horrific torture and murder of Army Specialist Darlene Krashoc. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com KR7holNKY9kj2tNRFNZj
Barron County John Doe 2017
August 18, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBAt the end of 2017, dog is caught by his owner chewing on human skull. It would take four years for the remains to be identified and a killer found out. This is the case of the Barron County John Doe, 2017. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com #SolveCrimeWithDNA #GEDmatch #OptIN #GEDmatchOptIN #ForensicGenealogy #GeneticGenealogy #DNADoeProject #Parabon#truecrime #JohnDoe #garyherbst #austinherbst #connieherbst #patricide
Serial Rape Victims of Manchester and Vernon, CT
August 04, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBBetween 2001 and 2008 Manchester and Vernon Connecticut would be haunted by an unknown man invading homes and raping the women of their town. it would take 19 years to find a suspect, and not all of the women would live to see the day. This is the case of the victims of sexual assault in Manchester and Vernon Connecticut. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com
Case Updates!
July 31, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBThis weekend we cover 2.5 case updates for episodes that were pending trial when they were covered on the show. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com
Jane Morton Antunez and Patricia Dwyer
July 21, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBWeeknights are rough in the late 1970s for Atascadero CA. Two related murders will go unsolved for 40 years… and one of them could possibly have even been prevented. These are the cases of the 1977 murder of Jane Morton Antunez and the 1978 murder Patricia Dwyer. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com
Joseph Newton Chandler III
July 06, 2021 00:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBIn the summer of 2002 a World War II veteran takes his own life. It would take 16 years to figure out who he really was, as he had changed his whole identity, and living under a different name for 25 years. This is the case of Joseph Newton Chandler III. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com
Deborah Dalzell
June 30, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBIt's a beautiful night in western Florida back in the 90s when an unknown man breaks into the home of a 47 year old woman, living alone. 19 years later her family and the sheriff's department finally get answers. This is the case of the 1999 home invasion rape and murder of Debra Dalzell. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com
Sherri and Megan Scherer
June 16, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBIn the spring of 1998, and father and son come home from the farm to find the ladies in their family brutally killed by an intruder. This was not his first kill, nor his last attack. Over the next 20 years a string of violent assaults across multiple states will finally be linked to one man. This is the case of Sherri and Megan Scherer. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com
Michella Welch
June 09, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBIn March of 1986, Tacoma Washington was robbed of a loving and talented pre-teen, who left her little sisters at a nearby park to pack a picnic lunch. Thirty-two years later, her accused killer is getting ready to stand trial. This is the case of the 1986 abduction, rape, and murder of Michella Welch. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com
Kern County Jane Doe
June 02, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBIn the summer of 1980, two Jane Does were found, murdered 4 days and over 100 miles apart. It would take 38 years to convict the man that killed them, and 41 years to give one of them their names back. This is the 1980 case of the Kern County Jane Jane Doe. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com
Rachel’s Fake Cousin Jared
May 29, 2021 09:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBIn the summer of 1980, Rachel’s fake cousin Jared goes to a county fair across the state line, and never comes back. It would take 36 years for Rachel’s family to get answers, but it could have only taken 35. This is the case of Rachel’s fake cousin Jared. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com
A New Way to Solve a Mystery
May 26, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBAs of 2020, there are over 500k open missing persons cases in the US, and over 250k unsolved murder cases. These numbers are being impacted by Forensic Genetic Genealogy. But how does it work and what is my part in the process? This is the case of A New Way to Solve a Mystery. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com
Pamela Maurer
May 19, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBOn a school night in Jan 1976, a well-liked high school junior leaves a friend's house to get herself a soda… and doesn’t come back. Her family and the town will have to wait 44 years before they start to get answers. This is the case of Pamela Maurer. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com
Carolyn Cox Rose
May 12, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBIn the spring of 1978 a real estate agent hoping to finally sell high-priced house is lured to a showing and maliciously raped and killed. It would take 42 years to find her killer. This is the case of Carolyn Cox Rose. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com
Sherry Black
May 05, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBOn November 30th 2010, an owner of a rare book store was discovered brutally murdered and sexually assaulted. Ten years later a suspect is arrested. This is a case of Sherry Black. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected]
April Tinsley
April 28, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBIn 1988 in Fort Wayne, ID, an innocent child walking through her neighborhood is ripped from her loving family and brutally killed by a monster in human form. Her family will have to wait 30 years for answers and retribution. This is the case of April Marie Tinsley. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected] Disclaimer: This podcast is in no way affiliated with, or sponsored by law enforcement, GEDmatch...
Betty Jones and Kathryn Crigler
April 14, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBOn Labor Day night, 1990, two elderly women are viciously attacked after they settle in to watch a baseball game on TV. One of them will die at the scene, and the other will succumb to her injuries two months later. This is the case of Betty Jones and Kathryn Crigler, the Labor Day Murders of Starkville, MS. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected] Disclaimer: This podcast is in no way affiliated w...
NorCal Rapist Victims
April 07, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBFor the 15yrs from 1991-2006, a single man stalked, terrorized, raped, and robbed over 10 women in the Sacramento area. But it is not until 2018 that the victims of these attacks will get the call that they had been waiting so long for: “We got the guy.” This is the case of the NorCal Rapist Victims. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected] Disclaimer: This podcast is in no way affiliated with, o...
NorCal Rapist Victims
April 07, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBFor the 15yrs from 1991-2006, a single man stalked, terrorized, raped, and robbed over 10 women in the Sacramento area. But it is not until 2018 that the victims of these attacks will get the call that they had been waiting so long for: “We got the guy.” This is the case of the NorCal Rapist Victims. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected] Disclaimer: This podcast is in no way affiliated with, o...
The Mill Creek Shed Man
April 03, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBTechnical difficulties give us a chance to learn about a John Doe, found deceased in a shed in Washington in 2015. This is the case of The Mill Creek Shed Man. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected] Disclaimer: This podcast is in no way affiliated with, or sponsored by law enforcement, GEDmatch, Parabon Nanolabs, or any of their affiliates.
Pamela McCall, Bitter Creek Betty, and the I-90 Jane Doe
March 31, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBIn the winter of 1991, a pregnant woman is found strangled on the side of the road. Evidence found on 2 other separate victims a year later will come from the same donor. But it is not until 2019 that the matches are discovered, and donor is hunted down. This is the case of the murders of Pamela McCall, Bitter Creek Betty, and the I-90 Jane Doe. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected] Disclaimer: ...
James and Linda Miller
March 24, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBOn an unseasonably warm night in Oct 2011, a husband and wife are getting ready to turn in for the night when they are suddenly and violently attacked in their own home. Seven years later, the perpetrator would be found much too close for comfort, right in their own town, less than a mile away. This is the case of James and Linda Miller of Goshen, Indiana Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected] Disc...
James and Linda MIller
March 24, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBOn an unseasonably warm night in Oct 2011, a husband and wife are getting ready to turn in for the night when they are suddenly and violently attacked in their own home. Seven years later, the perpetrator would be found much too close for comfort, right in their own town, less than a mile away. This is the case of James and Linda Miller of Goshen, Indiana Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected] Disc...
Holly Cassano
March 17, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBThis week we are in Mohamet Illinois, where a young single mother is brutally killed in her home after working the late shift. DNA evidence is everywhere, but the owner of that DNA was able to elude capture for 9 years. This is the case of the 2009 murder of Holly Cassano. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected] Disclaimer: This podcast is in no way affiliated with, or sponsored by law enforcement...
Christine Jessop Part 2
March 10, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBThe conclusion of the abduction and murder of Christine Jessop. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected] Disclaimer: This podcast is in no way affiliated with, or sponsored by law enforcement, GEDmatch, Parabon Nanolabs, or any of their affiliates.
Christine Jessop Part 1
March 03, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBToday we travel north into a tiny Canadian town, where a monster stole a young girl from her loving family. The 35 years it took to get to the truth about her abduction and murder will impact more than just the lives she touched. This case will also change the way Ontario law enforcement investigates and prosecutes its most violent crimes. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected] Disclaimer: This ...
The Boy Under the Billboard and Jane Spartanburg Doe 1998
February 24, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBToday we follow the 20yr investigation of a young John Doe found under a Billboard in a small town in North Carolina in 1998. The search for answers will bring us into South Carolina and the discovery of another Doe, this time an adult female. Who would have left a child on the side of the highway, and how is this other body related to him? Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected]
Serial Rape Victims
February 17, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBToday I bring you two cases that cover five victims of rape in the last 10 years. These victims are not named, but their rapists will be discovered and exposed. This case contains details of sexual violence, so listener, be advised. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected] Disclaimer: This podcast is in no way affiliated with, or sponsored by law enforcement, GEDmatch, Parabon Nanolabs, or any of t...
Ellen Matheys & David Schuldes
February 10, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBToday we are learning about two lovebirds who were killed at a Wisconsin county park just after setting up their weekend campsite in 1976. It would take an evolution in science and investigation techniques over the course of 43 years to identify a suspect and make an arrest. This is the case of Ellen Matheys and David Schuldes. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected] Disclaimer: This podcast is ...
Lavender Doe
February 03, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBThis week, we learn about the case surrounding a female body found burning on a woodpile in Texas in 2006, who came to be known as Lavender Doe. Who was she? Where did she come from? And who did this to her? Sadly, Lavender Doe isn’t the only woman killed in today’s story... so settle in and let’s find out. This case includes a review of genetic family mapping. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected]...
Scott Martinez
January 24, 2021 21:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBIn this episode, we are going to cover the brutal killing of Scott Martinez, a single father in La Mesa, CA in the summer of 2006. And later, I’m going to tell you about a John Doe who the DNA Doe Project is currently trying to identify. Scott Martinez’s murder is especially horrendous, and the who and the why is especially sad. So settle in, and let’s find out. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com Email: [email protected] ...
Angie Dodge
January 24, 2021 16:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBAngie Dodge was an 18 year old young woman who had just gotten her first apartment in the summer of 1996. After coming home from visiting her mother one night, a man got into her apartment, and brutally attacked and killed her. It would take 23 years and the help of Parabon Nanolabs to zero in on a suspect and make an arrest in May 2019. This case includes a review of genetic family mapping. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media www.thetiesthatfind.com Email...
Helene Pruszynski
January 24, 2021 15:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBIn our inaugural episode, we learn what forensic genealogy is and how it is used by law enforcement. Then I tell the story of Helene Pruszynski, and young and talented intern from Massachusetts who was abducted and killed outside of Denver Colorado in early 1980. The journey to finding her killer took 40 years, but finally in 2020, with the help of various DNA labs and genetic genealogy research, he would be caught and confess to her brutal murder. This case includes a review of genetic fami...