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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, also known as the Zombie Hunter. It discusses the investigative work of Colleen Fitzpatrick and her team at Identifiers International.

Colleen Fitzpatrick explains how her team analyzed DNA from the canal murder victims, leading to a breakthrough in the case. In 2014, they entered the forensic profile into their software, resulting in six potential matches.

Detective Schwarzkopf is highlighted for discovering Brian Patrick Miller as the prime suspect. The episode details Miller's unusual persona as the Zombie Hunter, who was known for dressing as a superhero and driving a decorated car.

The investigation took over two decades, showcasing the advancements in forensic science that eventually helped solve the cold case.

TLDR

DNA evidence links Brian Patrick Miller to cold canal murders, revealing his alter ego as the Zombie Hunter.

Episode

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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, DNA technology finally sheds light on the cold case.
    “Science finally caught up with the calendar in 2014.”
    @ 00m 06s
    October 26, 2023
  • The Prime Suspect
    Detective Schwarzkoff identifies Brian Patrick Miller as the prime suspect.
    “I went down through the list and got to Brian Patrick Miller.”
    @ 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
  • Prime Suspect Identified00:39
  • Zombie Hunter Revealed00:56