The Unsolved Murder of Arpana Jinaga: A Case Complicated by DNA On Halloween night in 2008, 24-year-old software engineer Arpana Jinaga attended a multi-apartment party in her Redmond, Washington complex. Bright, ambitious, and deeply involved in her new community, Arpana had already built a promising life after moving to the United States from India to…

The Murder of Juliana Redding: When Forensic Evidence Isn’t Enough On March 16, 2008, 21-year-old Juliana Redding was found murdered inside her Santa Monica apartment. Juliana had moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, Arizona, to study communications at Santa Monica College. She was signed with a national modeling…

The Unsolved Death of Dr. Robert Stonebreaker In January 2010, the quiet community of Rancho Santa Fe, California, was shaken by the mysterious death of Dr. Robert “Robbie” Stonebreaker, a well-known veterinarian and founder of the Animal & Bird Hospital of Del Mar. What initially appeared to be a tragic accident quickly turned into a…

The Murder of Jane Mixer: A Cold Case Revisited In March 1969, the quiet community of Ann Arbor, Michigan, was shaken by the discovery of 23-year-old law student Jane Mixer in a remote cemetery. Jane was bright, focused, and deeply committed to her future in law. Her murder stunned the University of Michigan campus and…

The Poisoning of Peggy Carr In the fall of 1988, 41-year-old Peggy Carr from Alturas, Florida, suddenly fell ill with symptoms that baffled doctors. It began with tingling in her legs and burning pain in her feet. Within days, she could barely walk. Her hair began to fall out. Her speech slurred. Her vision blurred….

The Wrongful Conviction of Robert DuBoise In August 1983, 19-year-old Barbara Grams was walking home from her job at the Tampa Bay Mall when she disappeared. The next morning, her body was found behind a dental office. She had been beaten and sexually assaulted. Investigators focused on a faint mark on her cheek that they…

It was Valentine’s Day, 2007, in the quiet coastal city of Carlsbad, California.When 39-year-old Jodine Serrin’s parents stopped by her condo that evening to check on her, they thought they were walking in on a private moment between their daughter and her boyfriend. Embarrassed, her father told the man to leave the room—and stepped outside…

The Murder of Linda Slaten How a 38-Year-Old Cold Case Was Solved by Forensic Genetic Genealogy On the morning of September 4th, 1981, 31-year-old single mother Linda Slaten was found murdered inside her Lakeland, Florida apartment. Her sister, Judy Butler, made the horrifying discovery after noticing that Linda’s bedroom window screen had been torn open….

The Murder of Teresa Solecki In January 1984, 29-year-old Teresa Solecki left her friend’s home in Vista, California, to make a quick phone call. It was just after 2:30 in the morning. She walked down the road to a payphone outside the Buena Vista Market—less than a quarter mile away. She dialed her sister’s number,…

The Murder of Dorothy Donovan: A Family Torn Apart by Suspicion On a warm June night in 1991, the quiet town of Harrington, Delaware, was shaken by a crime that seemed unimaginable. Seventy-year-old grandmother Dorothy Mae Donovan was found brutally murdered inside her farmhouse. Known for her gentle spirit, love of gardening, and devotion to…