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How Phoenix cold case detectives set up an elaborate DNA sting to catch an alleged killer #shorts

October 26, 2023 / 01:00

This episode covers the canal murders, DNA evidence, and the identification of Brian Patrick Miller as the suspect. It features Colleen Fitzpatrick from Identifiers International and Detective Schwarzkopf.

The discussion begins with the collection of male DNA from the victims, which remained unsolved for over two decades. In 2014, Colleen Fitzpatrick and her team started analyzing the forensic data.

Using their software, they identified six potential matches to the name Miller. Detective Schwarzkopf then focused on Brian Patrick Miller, who had a unique second identity.

Miller was known as the "zombie hunter," a man who dressed as a comic book superhero and drove a car decorated with fake blood. This revelation added a bizarre twist to the investigation.

The episode highlights the intersection of forensic science and criminal investigation, showcasing how technology can help solve cold cases.

TLDR

Brian Patrick Miller, the "zombie hunter," is identified as the canal killer through DNA evidence and forensic analysis.

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investigators collected the same male DNA from both the victims but more than two decades passed and the canal murders

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went cold until science finally caught up with the calendar in 2014 Colleen Fitzpatrick and her team identifiers

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International began crunching the data hoping to provide law enforcement with a name we entered the numbers from the

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forensic profile into our software and that's where I came up with six matches to the name Miller you check your files

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and what do you find I think there were a total of six Millers that were on what

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I called my master list and I went down through the list got to Brian Patrick Miller eventually detective schwarzkoff

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found his prime suspect on that list and discovered that the alleged Canal killer

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had a second identity a man who dressed up like a comic book superhero and cruised The Valley in a decorated car

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dripping with fake blood the public knew this man as the zombie hunter

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Episode Highlights

The Canal Murders Revisited
After two decades, science finally caught up with the cold case of the canal murders.
“Went cold until science finally caught up.”
@ 00m 06s
October 26, 2023
Identifying the Suspect
Detective Schwarzkoff found his prime suspect, Brian Patrick Miller, on the master list.
“Eventually detective Schwarzkoff found his prime suspect on that list.”
@ 00m 36s
October 26, 2023

Episode Quotes

The public knew this man as the zombie hunter.
How Phoenix cold case detectives set up an elaborate DNA sting to catch an alleged killer #shorts

Key Moments

Cold Case00:04
DNA Breakthrough00:06
Zombie Hunter00:56