DNA: ID
About the host; Jess Bettencourt:
Jess, a cum laude graduate of Georgetown Law School, practiced law for many years, but then decided to follow her passion for true crime. She now researches, writes, hosts and co-produces every episode of DNA: ID, the only podcast about cold case homicides and John and Jane Doe identifications solved by IGG. She also writes, hosts, and co-produces Missing Persons with Mike Morford. Her resume includes writing and co-producing Scene of the Crime; writing Season 1 of Campus Killings; and ghost writing for True Crime Garage.
About the show:
We all hear stories almost daily now about cold cases being solved by investigative genetic genealogy. This new crime-solving tool answers the “who” question about these often decades-old crimes.... but what about the why? This podcast will look at crimes solved by genetic genealogy, and examine the connection - if any - between the victim and the killer, and why the crime occurred. Each case is unique, and has its own story behind the headline. DNA: ID is hosted by Jess Bettencourt, and publishes every other Monday.
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Latest Episodes
Episode 64 Doe ID 'Beth Doe' Evelyn Colon
When a dismembered body was found in 3 suitcases along the Lehigh River in Carbon County in December, 1976, it began a decades long mystery. When investigators combed the area where the body had been found, they also discovered the body of a fetus; that of an almost full term baby girl.
An ME concluded that the body belonged to a young woman who was in her teens or early 20s, and that the baby found nearby was hers. The woman who was dubbed 'Beth Doe' had been shot and strangled prior to being dismembered, and according to the ME, it had happened just prior to the remains being discovered. With no ID to go on, police searched for missing women and girls who fit Beth Doe's description in PA and neighboring states, and despite clues to work with including very speicifc dental history, they came up empty.
Episode 63 Thomas and Alice Green
In June 1981, the upscale town of Livermore, CA was shocked by the double murder of Thomas “Whitey” Green and his wife Alice in their posh home. Police had lots of avenues to investigate, since Whitey ran a very lucrative and very illegal sports betting business with real connections to organized crime, and there were rumors that he had piles of money buried in the back yard. Police even met with a self-professed hit man turned informant who was murdered that same day. In theory, there were innumerable suspects – but there was no prime suspect. Eventually forensic genealogy would uncover what police had missed – thanks to a preserved sexual assault kit and a block of moldy cheese.
Episode 62 Doe ID ‘Fly Creek Jane Doe’
In February, 1980, a father and son panning for Gold in the Fly Creek area near Amboy, Washington, found a human skull and alerted authorities to their find. Investigators confirmed the skull was human, and found other bones belonging to the same person. They identified the remains as belonging to a teenage female, and determined she was a homicide victim. No clothes or other belongings of the girl were found, and police could not identify her. Despite their request for tips from the public, the girl known as 'Fly Creek Jane Doe' went unidentified.
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