Bloodline Detectives

In 1999, hospital worker Jennifer Watkins is sexually assaulted and murdered; 20 years later, revolutionary DNA testing helps to solve the cold case.

In Sacramento, Calif., three woman are brutally assaulted by the same man; investigators use genealogy to track down the suspect.

A young couple is murdered in Montana in 1956; in 2019, investigators use voluntary genealogical databases to catch the killer.

In 2018, a 79-year-old woman in Utah is sexually assaulted after a man breaks into her home; genetic genealogy immediately identifies the rapist.

In 1993, a 19-year-old woman is kidnapped and raped; a private forensic genealogy company is able to track down the suspect.

In 1997, a woman is attacked on her route home; a suspect is arrested over 20 years later with the help of a genetic genealogical search.

In 1974, a 5-year-old girl disappears while walking to her friend's house; after 46 years, detectives are able to put the case to rest using modern DNA technology.

A woman out for a walk is attacked and sexually assaulted by an unknown assailant; 14 years later, police trace a family tree using genetic genealogy and find the rapist.

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 that remained a mystery for over 40 years.

In 1981, a 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.

In 2016, a horrific crime leads detectives on the trail of a man who rapes his victims at gunpoint. It will take ground-breaking genealogy tools to find the perpetrator.

In 1977, the body of a young woman is found covered in flies and maggots. Police officers fail to identify the victim until revolutionary technology breaks open the case.

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

In 1998, a woman and her young daughter are found brutally murdered. The case goes cold for over a decade until genetic genealogy uncovers the perpetrator.

Detectives and forensic experts recount the most extraordinary cold cases that were solved using the revolutionary technique of familial DNA testing.

In December 1987, the body of a girl was dumped on the side of a road in Ohio. Genetic genealogy is called upon to help solve this violent murder.