The Case of Carla Walker: How DNA Evidence Re...

Nearly 50 years after Carla Walker’s murder, Fort Worth detectives decide to reopen the case. In Part 2, host Elin Lantz Lesser and producer Catherine Fenollosa trace how a persistent cold case investigator begins to reexamine the original evidence, and why a single swab becomes ...  Show more

In Part 3 of our Carla Walker investigation, a decades-old DNA sample is reexamined at Othram’s lab, leading to a breakthrough. Host Elin Lantz Lesser and producer Catherine Fenollosa walk us through the science behind the profile, the chain of custody, and the unexpected match t ...  Show more

Carla Walker was kidnapped from her boyfriend’s car after a Valentine's Day high school dance in 1974, and was found brutally murdered three days later. A Texas man has been arrested after the Othram Inc. forensic laboratory identified a genetic profile in the cold case. Plus, a ...  Show more

In recent years, cold cases that were solved through advances in science have been the main focus of popular documentary television shows such as Forensic Files and The New Detectives. These shows highlight the unwavering precision of DNA evidence, often a stark contrast to the s ...  Show more

When a 17 year old is murdered in her Alaskan hometown, the community wants answers. It would take years to get them. The wonders of DNA and its advancements are on full display in this case.

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On October 5th, 1980, Detective John Williams responds to the scene where a young woman has been found, raped, murdered, and discarded on the side of a remote Nevada road. Investigators have no clue to her identity. With no leads and very little evidence, the case goes cold for 3 ...  Show more