Episodes

  • Episode 15: Found in Spartanburg County
    Sep 20 2024

    Dana discusses skeletonized remains found in a tent, and the missing persons cases of Reynaldo S. Tapia and Margarita Almazan Gonzalez.


    Sources:


    Namus Unidentified Person #UP73941

    https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/UP73941

    Reynaldo S. Tapia

    https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/36388


    Margarita Almazan Gonzalez https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP42097 Found gratefully acknowledges the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, NamUs, for allowing us to reproduce, in part or in whole, the information contained in this podcast. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this video are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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    28 mins
  • Episode 14: Found in a New York Nightclub (9/11 Special)
    Sep 11 2024

    No day shall erase you from the memory of time. ~Virgil


    Gina discusses the impact of the 9/11 terror attacks on modern forensics, and an unexpected link with a decades-old unsolved murder in Hell's Kitchen.


    Show Notes

    Sources:

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/midtown-jane-doe-patricia-mcglone


    ⁠https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2012/10/26/steve-paul-71-founded-the-scene-club-and-helped-shape-60s-music/⁠


    ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Bank_Building⁠

    ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/50315246329/discussion/preview⁠


    ⁠https://www.fox5ny.com/news/midtown-jane-doe-cold-case-victim-identified-as-patricia-kathleen-mcglone⁠


    https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/ground-zero

    https://news.syr.edu/blog/2021/09/07/how-9-11-changed-forensic-science-forever/


    ⁠https://newyorkyimby.com/2013/08/301-west-46th-street-2.html⁠

    https://people.com/midtown-jane-doe-new-york-woman-identified-patricia-kathleen-mcglone-8641422


    https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Patricia_McGlone?file=Patricia_McGlone_Parabon_crop.jpg


    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/30/patricia-kathleen-mcglone-midtown-jane-doe-cold-case/73515200007/

    lf you have information about Patricia Kathleen McGlone, please call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS

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    44 mins
  • Episode 13: Found in Conception South Bay
    Sep 4 2024

    Dana discusses remains found in a wooded area of Conception South Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. We also discuss the cases of Nicholas Leonard, Gordon Mertz and Temi Fernandez Casas.


    Sources:


    https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/235umnf.html (https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/235umnf.html)


    https://www.rnc.gov.nl.ca/news/victim-identified-in-decades-old-cold-case/ (https://www.rnc.gov.nl.ca/news/victim-identified-in-decades-old-cold-case/)


    https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Temi_Fernandez#:~:text=Temistocle%20%22Temi%22%20Fernandez%20Casas%20was,Quebec%20City%20in%20April%201992. (https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Temi_Fernandez#:~:text=Temistocle%20%22Temi%22%20Fernandez%20Casas%20was,Quebec%20City%20in%20April%201992.)


    https://dnasolves.com/articles/temistocle-fernandez-casas-canada/ (https://dnasolves.com/articles/temistocle-fernandez-casas-canada/)


    https://www.rnc.gov.nl.ca/latest-news/historical-missing-persons/

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    28 mins
  • Episode 12: Found in the Harlem River
    Aug 22 2024

    Gina presents the case of a body found in the Harlem River in 1996, as well as missing baby April Williams and twins Jeannette and Dannette Millbrooks.


    Sources:


    April Williams: Our Black Girls

    https://ourblackgirls.com/2021/08/27/april-williams-missing/

    April Williams- Center For Missing and Exploited Children

    https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/708557/1

    The Bronx- Wikipedia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronx#Individual_and_household_income


    Bruce Wright

    he 8 Most Important Jheri Curls Ever, from Pedro Martinez to Michael Jackson

    https://www.boston.com/culture/celebs/2014/10/11/the-8-most-important-jheri-curls-ever-from-pedro-martinez-to-michael-jackson/

    Crime in New York City

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_New_York_City#Specific_locations

    Disappearance of Danette and Jeanette Millbrook

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Dannette_and_Jeannette_Millbrook

    NamUS #UP6857

    https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/6857

    NamUS: April Williams

    https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP11223

    NamUS: Dannette Millbrook

    https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP20497

    NamUS: Jeannette Millbrook

    https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP20499

    New York City Neighbourhoods Explained

    https://freetoursbyfoot.com/new-york-city-neighborhoods/


    Found gratefully acknowledges the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, NamUs, for allowing us to reproduce, in part or in whole, the information contained in this podcast. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this video are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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    43 mins
  • Episode 11: Found at Eklutna Lake
    Aug 11 2024

    Dana tells the story of a young woman whose remains were found in a remote part of Alaska in 1980. We also discuss the missing persons case of Roxane Easland.

    Sources:


    The LA Times:

    https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-10-22/dna-match-ids-alaska-serial-killers-victim-after-37-years


    NamUS #: Roxane Easland

    https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP28953

    
NamUS #UP10217:

    https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/UP10217


    Jack Rosewood and Rebecca Lo:

    The Big Book of Serial Killers

    Found gratefully acknowledges the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, NamUs, for allowing us to reproduce, in part or in whole, the information and photographs used for this episode. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.


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    31 mins
  • Episode 10: The Mysterious Yavapai Rock Collection
    Aug 3 2024

    Gina discusses a mysterious rock found in an Arizona boy's collection, and the death of Captain Everett Leland Yager.


    Sources:

    The California Condor

    https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/California_Condor/overview

    -Sound recorded by Vincent Gerwe for the MacCaulay Library.


    CNN

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/20/us/us-marine-captain-identified-ramapo-college-trnd/index.html


    Fox 10 Phoenix

    https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/jaw-bone-of-u-s-marine-captain-who-died-in-1951-found-in-arizona-childs-rock-collection


    LA Times

    https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-20/solving-the-mystery-of-a-jawbone-found-in-arizona-boys-rock-collection


    NBC News

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jawbone-found-rock-collecting-child-identified-us-marine-died-1951-tra-rcna148447


    Ramapo College

    https://www.ramapo.edu/news/press-releases/remains-of-u-s-marine-captain-identified-using-investigative-genetic-genealogy/


    San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library

    https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/californiacondor/bibliography


    Santa Ana Register

    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-register/145678339/

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    26 mins
  • Episode 9: Found on the Knickerbocker Bicycle Bridge
    Jul 26 2024

    Dana tells the story of a man's body found hanging from the Knickerbocker Bicycle Bridge, and discusses Wayne Siems, who went missing from his home in Wisconsin under mysterious circumstances.


    Sources:

    Namus Case Number #UP115144

    https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/UP115144


    Namus Case Number #MP115199- Wayne Siems

    https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP115199



    Found gratefully acknowledges the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, NamUs, for allowing us to reproduce, in part or in whole, the information and photos used in this episode. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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    30 mins
  • Episode 8: Found in a Duffel Bag
    Jul 16 2024

    Gina and Dana discuss a mysterious bag found on Cape Cod, and the missing person case of Donald Sampson from Randolph, MA.


    This episode deals with NamUS case numbers UP12568 and MP40880.


    Sources:

    NamUS

    https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/UP12568


    Donald Sampson- NamUS

    https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP40880


    Cape Cod Times

    https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2020/03/06/technology-gives-face-to-body/1575759007/


    Found gratefully acknowledges the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, NamUs, for allowing us to reproduce, in part or in whole, the information used in this episode. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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    25 mins