Month: November 2024

Sarah Boone

A Florida woman was accused of murdering her boyfriend by zipping him inside a suitcase in an alleged game of hide-and-seek.  Was this just a tragic accident? Or did Sarah Boone intentionally murder Jorge Torres Jr? Photo Source: Orlando Sentinel Episode Sources: Newsweeks article Wesh article CourtTV Newsweek article 2 Click Orlando article Newsweek article…

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Buckskin Girl

In April of 1981, the body of a young woman was found alongside a road in Troy, Ohio. She had been strangled and beaten to death. But her identity remained a mystery for almost four decades. It wasn’t until the authorities used advanced DNA testing and genetic genealogy that the girl once known only as “Buckskin…

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The Kuria Family Murders

One morning in August 2007, five members of the same family were attacked inside their Powder Springs, Georgia home, leaving 3 of them dead and the other two severely injured. Even after years of investigation, the case remains unsolved today. Who is responsible for these murders? And how can forensic science bring a killer to…

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Valentine Sally

For nearly 40 years, a teenage girl found dead on Valentine’s Day along an Arizona highway was known only as “Valentine Sally.” But now, with advancements in DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy, she has finally regained her name. Episode Sources: Medium article Unidentified  kiro7 article Oxygen article AZ Central article Medium article 2

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