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Pamela McCall, Bitter Creek Betty, and the I-90 Jane Doe

The Ties That Find - March 31, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 26 ratings
In 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...

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James and Linda Miller

The Ties That Find - March 24, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 26 ratings
On 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. ...

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James and Linda MIller

The Ties That Find - March 24, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 26 ratings
On 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. ...

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Holly Cassano

The Ties That Find - March 17, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 26 ratings
This 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...

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Christine Jessop Part 2

The Ties That Find - March 10, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 26 ratings
The 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, GEDmatc...

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Christine Jessop Part 1

The Ties That Find - March 03, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 26 ratings
Today 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 investi...

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The Boy Under the Billboard and Jane Spartanburg Doe 1998

The Ties That Find - February 24, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 26 ratings
Today 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 highw...

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Serial Rape Victims

The Ties That Find - February 17, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 26 ratings
Today 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...

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Ellen Matheys & David Schuldes

The Ties That Find - February 10, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 26 ratings
Today 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...

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Lavender Doe

The Ties That Find - February 03, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 26 ratings
This 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...

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Scott Martinez

The Ties That Find - January 24, 2021 21:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 26 ratings
In 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 ...

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Angie Dodge

The Ties That Find - January 24, 2021 16:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 26 ratings
Angie 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 o...

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Helene Pruszynski

The Ties That Find - January 24, 2021 15:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 26 ratings
In 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 kille...

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