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DNA Solved a Decades Old Mystery! #truecrime #crimejunkie #DNA

August 21, 2025 / 00:52

This episode discusses advancements in forensic testing, specifically DNA analysis, with a focus on a case involving investigator Venosa. Key events include the timeline of sample testing and the eventual identification of suspects.

Venosa is advised by scientists that ongoing improvements in testing methods will yield better results. He learns that further samples are available for analysis, allowing for more accurate identification.

In April 2019, a new sample is sent for testing, which takes longer than expected. By July 2020, investigators receive confirmation of two potential suspects linked to the case.

TLDR

Venosa's case progresses with improved DNA testing, leading to suspect identification in 2020.

Episode

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Now, luckily, Venosa sees the writing on the wall, right? He is advised by tests
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and scientists that the testing is getting better and better every day. So, he doesn't have to go back to making his
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list of dead men and checking it twice like some grim Santa Claus. They say, "Listen, just give it a couple of years.
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They still had more samples to work with, right? Like they hadn't like used up everything. Give it a couple of
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years. The sample will give you answers." And sure enough, they were right. In April 2019, they send a new sample
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off. This one takes even longer than the first to come back. But in July of 2020,
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investigators are informed that yes, you have a good sample. Yes, we put it in Cotus. And there aren't just one, but
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two hits from men in Cotus who are related to your unknown suspect.

Episode Highlights

  • Breakthrough in Investigation
    In July 2020, investigators confirm a promising sample with two hits related to the suspect.
    “Yes, we put it in Cotus. And there aren't just one, but two hits.”
    @ 00m 43s
    August 21, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • Just give it a couple of years.
    DNA Solved a Decades Old Mystery! #truecrime #crimejunkie #DNA
  • They say, 'You have a good sample.'.
    DNA Solved a Decades Old Mystery! #truecrime #crimejunkie #DNA

Key Moments

  • Hopeful Waiting00:15
  • Sample Confirmation00:38
  • Investigation Breakthrough00:43