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How A Single Hair Caught A Killer
Publisher |
Robert Riggs
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Society & Culture
Texas
True Crime
Categories Via RSS |
True Crime
Publication Date |
Nov 01, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:34:31

In the previous episode, we showed how homicide detectives solved 50-year-old cold cases.

They analyzed old evidence by using new DNA extraction technology pioneered by Othram, a forensic genealogy lab in Texas.

Othram provided new leads by finding relatives of suspects on genealogy databases.

As revolutionary as that seems, it was just a few years ago that the FBI pioneered the use of mitochondrial DNA in a Texas murder case.

Mitochondrial DNA is handed down from mother to child, so it can only tell you about your maternal ancestors.

In a landmark case, former U.S. prosecutor Bill Johnston used the mitochondrial DNA from a single hair to send a killer to prison for the rest of his life.

Here’s the backstory of how he did it. 


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