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Christopher Porco

Subscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss an episode! In Delmar, New York, a suburb just outside the city of Albany, lived Peter Porco and his wife, Joan Porco. On November 15th, 2004, Peter Porco didn’t show up to work at the Supreme Court in Albany, New York like he did every morning….

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Murder of Karina Vetrano

Subscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss out on a new episode! Karina Vetrano, 30-years old, went missing while jogging in Queens, New York on August 2, 2016. Her badly beaten, lifeless body was discovered a few hours later by her father, a retired New York Fire Department firefighter. Karina only had some…

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Murder of Shari Smith

Subscribe to Forensic Tales Podcast so you don’t miss an episode! In May 1985, 17-year old Sharon Faye Smith, who went by the nickname “Shari”, was entering a whole new and exciting chapter in her life. She was about to graduate high school. On May 31st 1985, Sheri was just 2 days shy of graduating…

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Episode 10: Cold Case: Murder of Missy Bevers

Missy Bevers, a 45-year old wife, mother, and fitness instructor was brutally murdered while setting up for an early morning fitness boot camp class in April 2016. Her killer was caught on surveillance camera dressed head-to-toe in SWAT riot gear. There’s been no arrests made in the case and Missy’s killer is still out there….

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Episode 9: Murder of Leanne Tiernan

The body of 16-year old school girl Leanne Tiernan was discovered on August 20, 2001. At her autopsy, valuable forensic evidence was collected from her body, including several dog hairs. The murder of Leanne Tiernan became known as the first British murder investigation that used dog DNA profiling to catch a savage killer. 

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Episode 8: The Hillside Strangler

The Hillside Strangler terrorized the city of Los Angeles between October 1977 and February 1978, killing 12 innocent women throughout the sunny California south land. Forensic evidence eventually tied the killer (or killers!) to the hillside murders and began the longest criminal trial in California’s history.

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Episode 7: The Soham Murders

Best friends Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman went missing from a family barbecue in August 2002 and they were never seen again. How could a forensic botanist help police solve their murders?

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Episode 6: The Murder of Krystal Baslanowitch

Krystal Baslanowitch, 17-years old, went missing in December 1995. The police had 2 main suspects in her disappearance: her boyfriend, Chris, and a local taxi driver, Herb Fry. It would take police over 17 years to finally catch Krystal’s killer.

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Episode 5: The List Family Murders

In November 1971 John List murdered his mother, wife, and 3 children in cold blood. He left the bodies inside the family home where they were discovered over a month later. By then, John list was long gone. It wasn’t until the popular show America’s Most Wanted featured the case nearly 18 years later that…

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