Detectives and forensic experts recount the most extraordinary cold cases that were solved using the revolutionary technique of familial DNA testing.
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Sep 4, 2024 · 45m
In 1996, two workers report that they found a body rolled up in a blanket on the side of the road near Grand Rapids, Michigan. Detectives quickly identify the victim as Sharon Kay Hammack, but her killer identity remains unknown for years
Sep 11, 2024 · 45m
In 2015, a woman is viciously assaulted while running in an Albuquerque, New Mexico park. Investigators unable the find the perpetrator, until they learn about a new forensic technic that could break this case.
Sep 18, 2024 · 45m
In 2010, a great-grandma Sherry Black is found murdered in her own bookstore in South Salt Lake, Utah. It took 11 years for police to find evidence to charge and convict her killer.
Sep 25, 2024 · 45m
Wisconsin 1976. 25-year-old David Schuldes and 24-year-old Ellen Matheys are murdered in a park. The case goes cold until 2015 when new DNA science is found.
Oct 2, 2024 · 45m
The 1994 murder of Clare Holman in Borrego Springs, California went unsolved for decades. Determined investigators got their breakthrough when new advancements in DNA technology have arrived.
Oct 9, 2024 · 45m
In 1976, 19-year-old Janet Stallcup goes missing in Garden Grove, California while on her way to a party. Eight days later, her body is found in her car. The case runs cold until 2020 when genetic genealogy solves her murder.
Oct 16, 2024 · 45m
In 1978, the body of 16-year-old Krisann Baxter is found in Washington. Investigators try to find Krisann's killer, but don't find any answers.
Oct 23, 2024 · 45m
In 1989, 20-year-old Krista Martin’s life is tragically cut short when an intruder interrupts her dinner, leading to an investigation spanning four decades.
Oct 30, 2024 · 45m
In Chandler, Arizona in 1991, an intruder viciously sexually assaults a woman in her own home. The case goes unsolved for decades until revolutionary science connects the dots.
Nov 6, 2024 · 45m
In 1995 in Beaumont, Texas, the parents of Catherine Edwards find her body in her bathroom. The killer evades justice, that is, until forensic science catches up with him.
Jan 30, 2025 · 45m
Will a new forensic science tool find the killer of Cathy Sposito, murdered on an Arizona hiking trail in 1987?
Feb 6, 2025 · 45m
Susan Eads is found murdered in Texas in 1983. Decades later, can modern forensics finally find the perpetrator?
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Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Bloodline Detectives Season 5 premiered on September 4, 2024.
Bloodline Detectives Season 5 has 20 episodes.
The season opens with Season 5 Episode 1, "The Body in the Blanket". It aired on September 4, 2024.
Go to Season 5 Episode 1