Episode 92 Pam Cahanes and Kathy Hicks Part 3 of 3 This is part 3 of 3 in the case of Pam Cahanes and Kathy Hicks. If you have not listened to parts 1 & 2 yet, stop now and go back and listen to those parts first. This episode is sponsored by Hello Fresh home delivery meal kits. Go to HelloFresh.com/dnafree and use code dnafree for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while subscription is active. To listen to every episode of DNA: ID ad-free and get other benefits, simply vis...
Jan 29, 2024•58 min
Episode 92 Pam Cahanes and Kathy Hicks Part 2 of 3 This is part 2 of 3 in the case of Pam Cahanes and Kathy Hicks. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, stop now and go back and listen to that part first. This episode is sponsored by Hello Fresh home delivery meal kits. Go to HelloFresh.com/dnafree and use code dnafree for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while subscription is active. To listen to every episode of DNA: ID ad-free and get other benefits, simply visit our chan...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Episode 92 Pam Cahanes and Kathy Hicks Part 1 of 3 Season 4 of DNA: ID kicks off with a massive 3 part episode; In 1982, young Naval recruit Pam Cahanes had finally finished boot camp and graduated with her apprentice airman class. A weekend Liberty Pass allowed Pam to leave the Naval Training Center Orlando base for the first time in months. But Pam didn’t live to enjoy her newfound freedom. She was found strangled in her underwear, in the yard of a vacant house, shopping bags of personal items...
Jan 29, 2024•55 min
When a charismatic young doctor announces revolutionary treatments for cancer and HIV, patients from around the world turn to him for their last chance. As medical experts praise Serhat Gumrukcu’s genius, the company he co-founded rockets in value to over half a billion dollars. But when a team of researchers makes a startling discovery, they begin to suspect the brilliant doctor is hiding a secret. From Wondery, the new season of Dr. Death: Bad Magic is a story of miraculous cures, magic and mu...
Jan 22, 2024•6 min
In our final episode of 2023, we review the full length cases we covered this season on DNA:ID as well as the Doe mini episodes. We also touch on current events, trials, and news, that may affect past cases, and change the future of investigative genealogy. DNA: ID will return for an all new season on January 29, 2024. Happy holidays to all of our listeners. To listen to every episode of DNA: ID ad-free and get other benefits, simply visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with a...
Dec 11, 2023•55 min•Ep. 91
Episode 90 DOE: ID 'Jonesport John Doe' Philip Kahn On July, 24th, 2000, an unidentified man's body was found floating 27 miles off the coast of Jonesport, Maine. Due to the lack of ID, and condition of his remains, not much could be gathered to help investigators determine who this John Doe was, or how he died, although they were able to determine that he did have some specific health issues. The man known as 'Jonesport John Doe' was cremated and buried in an area cemetery. A sample of his DNA ...
Dec 04, 2023•21 min•Ep. 90
Edna Laughman Part 2 of 2 This is the conclusion of the Edna Laughman episode. If you have not yet listened to part 1, stop now and go back and listen to that part first. To listen to every episode of DNA: ID ad-free and get other benefits, simply visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription. Of course, you can also support DNA: ID with a Patreon subscription . For all things DNA: ID, visit the show's homepage Visit this link to buy DNA ID Merch...
Nov 27, 2023•44 min
Episode 89 Edna Laughman Part 1 of 2 In 1987, someone broke into Edna Laughman’s home and suffocated and raped the 85 year old widow. She was found by her relative and best friend, Madeline Laughman. Within 2 weeks, Madeline’s son was arrested for Edna’s slaying. Barry Laughman “confessed” to the crime, and was tried, convicted, and spent 15 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Barry was finally exonerated by updated DNA testing in 2003. But the investigation into who killed his elderl...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Episode 88 DOE: ID 'Queens Backyard John Doe' George Seitz In 2019, a woman called into Queens PD with a tip. She recalled that as a child in the late 1970's, she believed that her and her mom had witnessed her mom's then-boyfriend, Martin Motta, clean up, and cover up a murder he had committed in his barber shop, before dismembering his victim's remains to dispose of them. Although the witness couldn't provide exact details and dates, police took her seriously. She told police that some of the ...
Nov 20, 2023•28 min•Ep. 88
Episode 87 Christine Franke Part 2 of 2 This is the conclusion of the Christine Franke case. If you have not listened to Part 1 yet, stop now and go back and listen to that part first. To listen to every episode of DNA: ID ad-free and get other benefits, simply visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription. Of course, you can also support DNA: ID with a Patreon subscription . For all things DNA: ID, visit the show's homepage Visit this link to buy DN...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Episode 87 Christine Franke Part 1 of 2 In 2001, Orlando bartender and college student Christine Franke was attacked, shot, sexually assaulted and robbed in her own apartment. The evidence showed that she had just walked in the door from work when her assailant struck. DNA was collected from Christine’s person. Her romantic partner told police of a stalker, who was tracked down after an extensive investigation. The DNA ruled him out. After 17 years, police finally turned to the burgeoning new te...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Episode 86 Doe: ID 'Cheatham Jane Doe' Linda Karnes In October, 1981, skeletal remains were found by hunters at an old landfill in Cheatham County, Tennessee on Highway 249 in Ashland City. Forensic anthropologists at the University of Tennessee determined the remains belonged to a young, white female, estimated to be between 14 and 17 years old. She carried no ID, and her arms were missing, presumably taken by scavaging animals, so fingerprinting was not an option. But part of her legs were als...
Nov 06, 2023•18 min•Ep. 86
Episode 85 Ellen Mathys and David Schuldes Part 2 of 2 This is part 2 of the Mathys/Schuldes case, if you have not listened to part 1 yet, stop now and go back and listen to part 1 first. To listen to every episode of DNA: ID ad-free and get other benefits, simply visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription. Of course, you can also support DNA: ID with a Patreon subscription . For all things DNA: ID, visit the show's homepage Visit this link to buy...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Episode 85 Ellen Mathys and David Schuldes Part 1 of 2 A stunning double murder shocked quiet, rural Marinette, Wisconsin in 1976. A loving engaged couple went camping in one of the verdant parks in the northern part of the state – and were found dead. David had been shot in the throat; Ellen had been raped and shot to death. The senseless, seemingly random crime double homicide rocked Marinette County, and set determined investigators on a 40 year journey to catch a killer. Despite a good sketc...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 5 min
In June, 1979, the body of an unidentified woman was found near Highway 290 and FM 696 in Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas. The condition of her remains made it tough to determine a cause of death, let alone figure out who she was. Police theorized that she was the victim of a hit and run due to a broken pelvis. She was laid to rest in Elgin cemetery. Years later, in an effort ID the unknown Jane Doe, her body was exhumed multiple times for DNA testing. Finally, she was identified via forensic genet...
Oct 23, 2023•17 min•Ep. 84
Episode 83 Cheryl Thompson Cheryl Thompson was missing for 15 days in 1978 before her body turned up dumped on a riverbank in Loveland, Ohio. Investigators weren’t certain whether she’d been held captive, alive – and they also weren’t sure what to make of the story her boyfriend told. It involved car chases, blown tires, shaggy haired strange men – all on the last night Cheryl was seen. To listen to every episode of DNA: ID ad-free and get other benefits, simply visit our channel page on Apple P...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 83
Episode 82 DOE: ID 'Frog Boy' Winston 'Wint' Maxey III In July, 1971, some teen boys in Coos Bay, Oregon discovered a decomposed body along Snedden Creek. The body was that of a young male in his teens, but due to the condition of the body, the medical examiner could not determine exactly when the young man had died, or a cause of death, but he deemed it suspicious. Since there was no ID with the body, investigators didn't know who the young man they affectionately called 'Frog Boy' was, and the...
Sep 25, 2023•30 min
Episode 81 Lisa Holstead Part 2 of 2 This is the second part of the Lisa Holstead case. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, stop now and listen to that part first. To listen to every episode of DNA: ID ad-free and get other benefits, simply visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription. Of course, you can also support DNA: ID with a Patreon subscription . For all things DNA: ID, visit the show's homepage Visit this link to buy DNA ID Merch Follow...
Sep 18, 2023•41 min
Episode 81 Lisa Holstead Part 1 of 2 Lisa Holstead vanished sometime between 2:30 and 3:30 a.m. on the night of August 12th-13th, 1986. Her boyfriend told the police Lisa had jumped out of his car after an argument, and he never saw her again. Police were skeptical of this story, even after two witnesses said they saw Lisa getting out of the vehicle at a stop light. Lisa was found the next day in a nearby marsh. She’d been strangled by her own braided hair. Her boyfriend became the target of the...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Episode 80 DOE: ID 'Nogales John Doe' Donald Sigurd Hadland Jr. In September, 2002, a man using the name 'Edward C', checked into the low budget Time motel in Nogales, Arizona. He claimed to the hotel manager that he was there to get surgery in Mexico. Just days after checking in, the mysterious Edward C was found dead in his hotel room. An autopsy determined that the guest had died of an apparent accidental overdose. When the authorities tried to notify the man's next of kin, they discovered th...
Sep 11, 2023•15 min•Ep. 80
Episode 79 Jeanne Childs Part 2 of 2 This is part 2 of the case of Jeanne Childs. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, stop now and go back and listen to part 1 first. To listen to every episode of DNA: ID ad-free and get other benefits, simply visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription. Of course, you can also support DNA: ID with a Patreon subscription . For all things DNA: ID, visit the show's homepage Visit this link to buy DNA ID Merch Fol...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Episode 79 Jeanne Childs Part 1 of 2 The 1993 stabbing murder of 35 year old Jeanne Childs was just one of the many homicides Minneapolis investigators had to deal with during the “Murderapolis” era. But crime scene technicians did a thorough job, and carefully preserved many crucial pieces of evidence from the bloody scene in the apartment Jeanne shared with her boyfriend and alleged pimp, Arthur. Several potential suspects emerged, including a man who had killed another woman in a similar fash...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 79
AbJack Entertainment, the true crime network that brings you DNA: ID and several other true crime podcasts, would like to introduce you to AbJack Insider through Apple Podcasts. What is AbJack Insider? It's a value-based subscription that gives listeners VIP access to not only DNA:ID, but to every other show on the AbJack network. You’ll get things like AD-FREE and early episodes, bonus content, and AD-FREE listening. Every episode of every show on AbJack published in August, 2023 and after, wil...
Aug 28, 2023•2 min
Episode 78 Carol Sue Klaber Part 2 of 2 This is part 2 of 2 of the Carol Sue Klaber case. If you have not listened to part 1 yet, stop now and go back and listen to that part before listening to this part. For all things DNA: ID, visit the show's homepage: DNAIDpodcast.com To Support DNA: ID on Patreon, visit this link: https://www.patreon.com/DNAID To buy DNA ID Merch, visit this link: https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/dnaidpodcast Follow DNA: ID on Social Media on Twitter at- https://twitter.co...
Aug 14, 2023•41 min•Ep. 78
Episode 78 Carol Sue Klaber Part 1 of 2 In June 1976, 16 year old Carol Sue Klaber was found in a ditch, half nude and bludgeoned to death. She had last been seen by multiple witnesses getting into a distinctive sedan driven by a tall, slender, blond young man. But no one knew who he was. Multiple leads and suspects failed to pan out. Then two years later a horrific rape happened in Park Hills that almost exactly mirrored Carol’s case, down to the description of the suspect. Unfortunately, polic...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 78
Episode 77 DOE ID; 'Granby Girl' Patricia Ann Tucker In November, 1978, the unidentified remains of a woman were found in a logging area in Granby, Massachusetts. Police determined that the woman, who was estimated to be in her 20's, had been shot in the head and was a homicide victim. A belt was found wrapped around her neck, an indication that the killer had used it to drag the body to where it was found. Police were not able to link the unidentified woman to any local missing persons cases, a...
Aug 07, 2023•28 min•Ep. 77
Episode 76 Leslie Perlov and Janet Taylor Part 2 of 2. This is the conclusion of the case of Leslie Perlov and Janet Taylor. If you have not already listened to part 1, stop now and go back and listen to it before listening to this second part. For all things DNA: ID, visit the show's homepage: DNAIDpodcast.com To Support DNA: ID on Patreon, visit this link: https://www.patreon.com/DNAID To buy DNA ID Merch, visit this link: https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/dnaidpodcast Follow DNA: ID on Social ...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Episode 76 Leslie Perlov and Janet Taylor Part 1 of 2 In 1973, Leslie Perlov, Stanford graduate and Stanford Law Library clerk, was found slain in the hills overlooking the Stanford campus. In 1974, it happened again. Janet Taylor was found in a roadside ditch, after hitchhiking on the Stanford campus. The similarities between the two cases were startling, down to the identical ages of the victims. Investigators were so desperate for suspects, they interviewed the likes of Ed Kemper and Ted Bund...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Episode 75 Doe ID; Claudette Jean Zebolsky Powers On February 16, 1986, human remains were found in the northern San Diego, CA community of Warner Springs near a camp site on the Los Coyotes Indian reservation. The remains were found to belong to a woman who had no identification with her. Although decomposition, and scavenger activity had taken their toll and scattered her remains, police were able to estimate that she was a caukasian and between 20 and years old. An autopsy could not pinpoint ...
Jul 24, 2023•19 min•Ep. 75
Episode 74 Susan Negersmith In 1990, 20 year old college student Susan Negersmith went to beach town Wildwood, NJ with friends for Memorial Day weekend. Her body was found behind a local restaurant, half naked, shoeless, bloody, riddled with injuries, and with visible marks on her throat. Someone had taken pains to ensure she was obscured from view of passersby – yet her death was ruled an accident. It took her father 6 years to get her death certificate changed to reflect that her death was a h...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 74
