467: Naming the Dead: The Hitchhiker (S1E1)

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November 6, 2025 • 50 mins

Give it up for forensic genealogists, Fam!!! We're getting into the science today, but also getting into all the feels as the DNA Doe Project brings answers to a cold case from the 1980s. When these investigators start looking into a pair of unidentified remains from coroner Scott McCord's office, they not only connect them to a serial killer but also find and bring peace to relatives who lost track of their loved ones decades ago.

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