In this episode, we explore the shocking case of William Talbott II, a Washington truck driver who led an apparently ordinary life—until DNA evidence connected him to a brutal double homicide from 1987. Discover how cutting-edge genetic genealogy and a persistent cold case team cracked a mystery that haunted two families for over 30 years. We dive into the murders of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, the trail that went cold, and the revolutionary forensic techniques that finally led to justice.
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