Body in the Stairwell

S02 E01 • Thursday, Oct 28, 2021 • Oct 28

In 1999, hospital worker Jennifer Watkins was sexually assaulted and murdered. Two decades later, revolutionary DNA testing helps to solve this cold case.

Sacrilege in Sacramento

S02 E02 • Thursday, Oct 28, 2021 • Oct 28 • 1h

In 1992, a woman is sexually assaulted in Sacramento, California by a man wearing a ski mask. This sexual predator continues to commit heinous crimes until new evidence exposes his identity.

The Montana Murders

S02 E03 • Thursday, Nov 4, 2021 • Nov 4 • 1h

When two teens are found dead in Montana, detectives suspect an infamous gangster might be responsible. But it will take 65 years to find the true culprit.

Sinful Act In St George

S02 E04 • Thursday, Nov 11, 2021 • Nov 11

A small community in Utah is shocked when an elderly woman is brutally attacked in her own home. Detectives use innovative techniques to solve the case.

Left for Dead in Logan County

S02 E05 • Thursday, Nov 18, 2021 • Nov 18

After decades of searching, Ohio detectives use ground-breaking technology to hunt down the man who abducted and sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman.

The Alameda Attacker

S02 E06 • Thursday, Nov 25, 2021 • Nov 25

In 1997, two women are sexually assaulted in separate attacks. Forensic evidence suggests the crimes are linked, but it takes over two decades to find the perpetrator.

The Murder of Siobhain

S02 E07 • Thursday, Dec 9, 2021 • Dec 9

Episode 8

S02 E08 • Thursday, Dec 16, 2021 • Dec 16

The Montana Creek Murders

S02 E09 • Thursday, Dec 16, 2021 • Dec 16 • 45m

On 24th December 1984, a body is discovered in a shallow grave. When another dead body is discovered police fear a serial killer is at work. The victims remained unidentified for decades before a new DNA technology gave them justice.

Mother Mojave

S02 E10 • Friday, Dec 31, 2021 • Dec 31 • 45m

When a woman takes a genealogy test to learn what happened to her estranged mother, she is shocked to learn that her DNA has helped law enforcement identify a Jane Doe and identify the murderer of 4 other victims.

The Mystery Murder of Mary London

S02 E11 • Thursday, Jul 21, 2022 • Jul 21 • 45m

In 1981, a female high school student is found dead on the side of a road. Police work tirelessly on the case until new DNA technology exposes the killer.

The Knifepoint Rapist

S02 E12 • Thursday, Jul 28, 2022 • Jul 28 • 45m

In 1995, a masked man commits a series of sexual assaults at knifepoint. It takes more than 20 years for this serial rapist to be identified and then brought to justice.

Gunpoint Horror

S02 E13 • Thursday, Aug 4, 2022 • Aug 4 • 45m

In Alexandria, Virginia in 2016 a young female lifeguard is raped while working at a local pool. Police learn of a similar incident in Fairfax, Virginia 2 years earlier. It takes ground-breaking genealogy tools to find the perpetrator.

The Hunt for Precious Jane Doe

S02 E14 • Thursday, Aug 4, 2022 • Aug 4 • 43m

In 1977, the body of a young woman is discovered by blackberry pickers in Everett, Washington. The body is covered in flies and maggots. Police officers fail to identify the victim until revolutionary technology breaks open the case.

The Rapid City Rapist

S02 E15 • Thursday, Aug 11, 2022 • Aug 11 • 42m

In 1968, 60-year-old Gwen Miller is brutally raped and murdered inside her own home. A devastating flood then halts the police investigation until ground-breaking science offers some new hope.

A Family Torn Apart

S02 E16 • Thursday, Aug 18, 2022 • Aug 18 • 45m

In 1998, a woman and her daughter are found brutally murdered, both shot in the head several times. The case goes cold for over a decade until genetic genealogy uncovers the perpetrator.

Justice for Leslie

S02 E17 • Thursday, Aug 25, 2022 • Aug 25 • 45m

In 1976, a young woman is found dead at a military base in Orange County, California. Using forensic genealogy, experts break open the 40-year-old cold case.

Cuyahoga Falls Mystery

S02 E18 • Thursday, Sep 1, 2022 • Sep 1 • 45m

In December 1987, the nude body of a 17-year-old girl was dumped on the side of a rural road in Ohio. She had been raped and strangled to death. Genetic genealogy is called upon to help solve this violent murder.

Chilling Notes From a Killer

S02 E19 • Thursday, Sep 8, 2022 • Sep 8 • 45m

In 1988, Janet Tinsley reports her 8-year-old daughter April missing after she fails to return home. Three days later, a man out jogging makes a gruesome discovery in a nearby ditch.

Remembering Stevie

S02 E20 • Monday, Aug 15, 2022 • Aug 15 • 42m

In 1963, the body of a toddler is discovered in the Keene Creek reservoir in Ashland County, Oregon, wrapped in a bundle of bedding. The child is determined to a white male, possibly having Down Syndrome. Despite the limitations of forensic science at the time, investigators are determined to find out who the so-called "Boy in the Bundle" is, and how he ended up in the water. After nearly six decades, developments in technology provide a major break in the case.