This episode originally aired as a Patreon bonus episode in November 2020.
Four bodies in two barrels were found 15 years apart in Bear Brook State Park in New Hampshire. This 35-year-old case is only partly solved, but what is solved is because of Forensic Genealogy.
This month we’re looking into the incredible story of the Bear Brook Murders and their investigation, how forensic genealogy was first used as a crime-fighting tool, and some of the potential risks and dangers of this shiny new technology, which is perhaps one of the biggest developments in forensic science since the development of DNA profiling.
FURTHER READING:
Terry Rasmussen
Bear Brook Murders
Bear Brook Podcast
Case Timelines
Isotopic Maps (via Bear Brook Podcast)
Homicides by State
USA Today - Most and Least Violent States
Oak Hill Research - New England Cold Cases (Rhonda Randall & Scott Maxwell)
23 Reasons Not To Reveal Your DNA
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