Bloodline Detectives

Season 5

20 episodes · Sep 4, 2024

Bloodline Detectives focuses on familial DNA investigation, a search technique which uses genetic material from relatives to track down a suspect to solve violent crimes. Each episode shows detectives from all over the world solving cold cases by using the DNA of family members and how that additional DNA information is revolutionising genetic profiling to solve criminal cases.

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  • S5E1

    The Body in the Blanket

    Sep 4, 202445m

    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

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  • S5E2

    Evil Angel

    Sep 11, 202445m

    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.

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  • S5E3

    The Book Store Murder

    Sep 18, 202445m

    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.

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  • S5E4

    The McClintock Park Murders

    Sep 25, 202445m

    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.

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  • S5E5

    Strangled in the Sand

    Oct 2, 202445m

    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.

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  • S5E6

    Terror in Garden Grove

    Oct 9, 202445m

    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.

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  • S5E7

    The Runaway Murder

    Oct 16, 202445m

    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.

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  • S5E8

    Justice for Krista

    Oct 23, 202445m

    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.

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  • S5E9

    The Imposter Rapist

    Oct 30, 202445m

    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.

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  • S5E10

    The Schoolteacher Murder

    Nov 6, 202445m

    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.

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  • S5E11

    Cathy Sposito

    Jan 30, 202545m

    Will a new forensic science tool find the killer of Cathy Sposito, murdered on an Arizona hiking trail in 1987?

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  • S5E12

    Terror in Texas

    Feb 6, 202545m

    Susan Eads is found murdered in Texas in 1983. Decades later, can modern forensics finally find the perpetrator?

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  • S5E13

    Episode 13

    Feb 12, 2025
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  • S5E14

    Episode 14

    Feb 19, 2025
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  • S5E15

    Episode 15

    Feb 26, 2025
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  • S5E16

    Episode 16

    Mar 5, 2025
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  • S5E17

    Episode 17

    Mar 12, 2025
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  • S5E18

    Episode 18

    Mar 19, 2025
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  • S5E19

    Episode 19

    Mar 26, 2025
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  • S5E20

    Episode 20

    Apr 2, 2025
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