This week Steven and Hannah discuss the 1999 cold case murder of Jenifer Watkins, who at the time was only 23 years old. Listen as they unfold another genetic genealogy investigation in the wake of the 2018 solving of the Golden State Killer. Detectives sought our phenotyping and ultimately tracked down the suspect who worked at the same hotel where Jenifer was found murdered.

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Jennifer Watkins: DNA ID's Killer of Hospital Food Aide in 1999 (people.com)

Jennifer Watkins: Where is Steven Watkins' Wife Today? (thecinemaholic.com)

Ricky Severt ID’d As Killer By DNA In Jennifer Watkins Cold Case | Crime News (oxygen.com)

Colorado Springs Detectives Solve 1999 Cold Case Murder Of Jennifer Watkins - CBS Colorado (cbsnews.com)

1999 Cold Case Murder of Jennifer Watkins Solved With Identification of Killer Ricky Severt | Inside Edition

Karma Deals With Ricky Severt in Jennifer Watkins Cold Case Murder | Westword Police announce they solved the 1999 cold case murder of Jennifer Watkins in Colorado Springs at Memorial Hospital (kktv.com)

This week, Steven and Hannah discuss the 1976 murder of Leslie Penrod Harris by the hands of a former Marine. No clues, the body was dumped next to a remote Marine Corp base in Orange County California. Thanks to advances in DNA and Genetic Genealogy, investigators zeros in on one suspect. Unfortunately, the suspect dies after having been arrested for the murder from COVID-19 and was never brought to justice.

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After43 years, a former Marine is accused of murder and rape in death of woman whodisappeared from Costa Mesa restaurant and was found at air base - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

FormerMarine arrested in 1976 California slaying following DNA hit through genealogysite (ajc.com)

DNALeads To Arrest Of Marine Veteran In 1976 Slaying Of Woman Who Disappeared InCosta Mesa - CBS LosAngeles (cbsnews.com)

Genetic genealogy links former Marine to young woman's murder in 1976: Sheriff - ABCNews (go.com)

Listen for the update of Plympton’s trial.

Steve and Hannah present this TCA short about the 1980 cold case murder of Barbara Mae Tucker in Gresham Oregon. A case with witnesses that simply chose not to get involved, the murder of a 19-year-old College student went cold. Finally, after 41 years through DNA and genetic genealogy, police arrest 58-year-old Robert Plympton.

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‘She will always be 19’: Arrest in 1980 cold case murder brings some relief, more grief to family of Barbara Tucker - oregonlive.com

Barbara Tucker’s family ‘had hope’ 1980 murder would be solved | KOIN.com

21 Solved In '21 : Day 10 : Barbara Mae Tucker (thricecursedpod.com)

Arrest made in city's oldest cold case murder thanks to genetic genealogy: Police - ABC News (go.com)

Pamplin Media Group - Solving Barbara Tucker's murder

Robert Plympton Arrested For 1980 Murder Of Barbara Mae Tucker | Crime News (oxygen.com)

Oregon police arrest suspect in 41-year-old cold-case murder (frontpagedetectives.com)