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Alex Murdaugh's original conviction leaned heavily on one piece of physical evidence: a white T-shirt investigators said proved he was standing close enough to shoot Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. New defense filings ahead of his retrial argue that story was built on a report that didn't originally say what jurors were told it said. According to court documents, blood-spatter analyst Tom Bevel's first write-up concluded the marks on the shirt were transfer stains, consistent with someone touching a bloody scene, not spatter from a gunshot. Defense attorneys say that conclusion shifted only after Bevel adjusted the shirt's colors in Photoshop, and the state chose never to call him to the stand to explain the change. It's one piece of a broader challenge the defense is mounting alongside a push to have unknown male DNA, pulled from under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails, sent to the forensic lab Othram for genealogy testing the same technology used to identify Bryan Kohberger. Attorneys Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin have also raised questions about first-responder accounts that reportedly don't match up, and tips the defense says were forwarded to SLED without any confirmation of follow-up. The retrial is set for April 5, 2027 in front of a judge who has already made clear she won't be granting continuances, while Attorney General Alan Wilson keeps the death penalty on the table. This episode walks through the Bevel report in detail, lays the timeline against the David Camm case the defense is citing, and asks the question prosecutors will have to answer: if the shirt evidence changed once, what else might not hold up under a second look. The next hearing is set for August 14, and the defense has signaled this shirt fight is only getting started. Judge for yourself. SOCIAL LINKS & LEGAL FOOTER Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. HASHTAGS #MurdaughRetrial #AlexMurdaugh #HiddenKillers #TomBevel #BloodSpatterAnalysis #WhiteTShirt #TrueCrime #MurdaughTrial #SouthCarolina #DavidCamm 

Alex Murdaugh's legal team is betting the retrial on a piece of evidence SLED collected and then let sit for years: unknown male DNA found under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails the night she and her son Paul were killed at the family's hunting property. That sample was never run against a genealogy database, and now the defense wants it sent to Othram, the same forensic lab whose genetic work helped identify Bryan Kohberger as a suspect in Idaho. Attorney Jim Griffin argued in court that the technology needed to trace that DNA simply didn't exist when investigators first bagged it, and it does exist now. It's one of several motions filed ahead of an April 5, 2027 retrial date, alongside a request tied to first-responder statements that, according to defense attorney Dick Harpootlian, contradict each other about who was actually on the property that night. Harpootlian told the court the defense has fielded tips from people claiming to have information and passed them along to SLED, with no confirmation any were pursued. The new judge assigned to the case, Debra McCaslin, has already signaled she won't tolerate delay tactics, and Attorney General Alan Wilson has kept capital punishment on the table for a defendant already serving multiple life sentences. This episode lays out the DNA motion in full, why the defense is citing the David Camm wrongful-conviction case as a warning sign, and the strongest counterargument prosecutors are expected to raise: that a trace of someone else's DNA under a fingernail doesn't automatically mean a second person was involved. Two people died at those kennels, and one of them was holding onto evidence the state never finished testing. The next hearing lands August 14, and both sides already sound like they're preparing for a fight that goes well past the DNA. Hear the case for reopening it. SOCIAL LINKS & LEGAL FOOTER Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. HASHTAGS #MurdaughRetrial #AlexMurdaugh #HiddenKillers #Othram #DNAEvidence #MaggieMurdaugh #BryanKohberger #TrueCrime #SouthCarolina #ForensicGenealogy 

Alex Murdaugh's retrial finally has a date, April 5, 2027, and a stack of defense motions that go straight at the evidence that convicted him the first time. Start with the shirt. Blood-spatter analyst Tom Bevel's original report reportedly described the marks on Murdaugh's white T-shirt as transfer stains, not gunshot spatter, before that finding changed following what defense filings describe as color adjustments made in Photoshop. The state never called Bevel to testify. Then there's the DNA. Investigators recovered an unknown male's genetic material from under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails the night she and Paul were killed, and that sample was cataloged but never run through a genealogy database. The defense wants it sent to Othram, the same lab whose work helped identify Bryan Kohberger, and attorney Jim Griffin told the court the technology to trace it simply wasn't available when SLED first collected it. On top of that, attorney Dick Harpootlian says first-responder statements from the night of the killings contradict one another, and that tips forwarded to SLED may never have been followed up on. Judge Debra McCaslin, newly assigned to the case, has already made clear continuances won't be granted, while Attorney General Alan Wilson is keeping the death penalty in play against a man already serving multiple life sentences. This episode lays out all three motions side by side, weighs them against the David Camm wrongful-conviction case the defense cites as precedent, and gives the honest counterargument prosecutors are likely to raise. Two people are still dead at those kennels, and pieces of evidence tied directly to their deaths sat untested for years. The next hearing lands August 14. Both sides know how much rides on the next few hearings. Here is everything filed so far, in order. SOCIAL LINKS & LEGAL FOOTER Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. HASHTAGS #MurdaughRetrial #AlexMurdaugh #HiddenKillers #MurdaughTrial #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #Othram #TomBevel #SouthCarolina #TrueCrime 

Alex Murdaugh's defense told a South Carolina judge that the accounts from first responders who reached the Moselle property the night Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were killed don't agree with each other. Attorney Dick Harpootlian raised the discrepancy directly with Judge Debra McCaslin at a hearing that also set the retrial date for April 5, 2027. Harpootlian told the court the defense has received tips from people claiming to have information about who else may have been at the property, forwarded those tips to SLED, and still doesn't know whether investigators followed up on any of them. The hearing wasn't just about witnesses. The defense also pushed to have unknown male DNA, found under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails and never fully analyzed, sent to Othram, the forensic genealogy lab behind the identification of Bryan Kohberger. Attorney Jim Griffin argued the technology required to trace that DNA wasn't available when SLED first collected it and exists now. Prosecutors, for their part, say the state is ready to try the case again, and Attorney General Alan Wilson hasn't taken the death penalty off the table for a man already serving multiple life sentences. Judge McCaslin has made her position on delays clear, and the next hearing is already locked in for August 14. This episode breaks down the first-responder discrepancies motion, the DNA motion, and the wrongful-conviction case the defense keeps invoking as a warning about what happens when forensic evidence isn't fully tested. Both sides are fighting over what jurors will and won't hear, and the outcome could shape the entire retrial before it even starts. This walks through every motion on the docket, who filed it, and what each side is banking on to win. SOCIAL LINKS & LEGAL FOOTER Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. HASHTAGS #MurdaughRetrial #AlexMurdaugh #HiddenKillers #DickHarpootlian #Moselle #FirstResponders #TrueCrime #SouthCarolina #MurdaughTrial #DebraMcCaslin 

[Part One of Two] The first hearing in Alex Murdaugh's retrial was supposed to signal a new era for Team Murdaugh. Dick Harpootlian promised bigger, bolder, different. What we got instead? Old Dick. Old Trick. Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and ⁠Liz Farrell⁠ break down every move from the June 29 scheduling hearing before Judge Debra McCaslin — the no-nonsense judge who called the warden herself, set a firm April 5, 2027 trial date, and wasn't about to let Dick charm, delay, or bully his way through her courtroom.  From the shackle saga to the laptop drama to Team Murdaugh's DNA boondoggle, it's all here. Plus: what Dick's courtroom behavior may reveal about his real strategy — and why the Becky Hill federal lawsuit might not be about the money at all. Let's Dive In…

South Carolina prosecutors are pushing back against Alex Murdaugh's defense team as he prepares for a retrial in the murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. The fight centers on a defense request for independent testing of DNA found under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails, specifically her left fingernail clippings. Murdaugh's lawyers argue the sample included DNA from an unknown unrelated male and want it sent to Othram, a forensic genetic genealogy lab, at Murdaugh's expense. Prosecutors counter that SLED already tested the evidence and found only Maggie's DNA mixed with what they described as a “very partial and incomplete” profile from another contributor, not enough to upload to CODIS. They also argue that trace or touch DNA under fingernails does not automatically mean a struggle took place, because it can be transferred through ordinary contact, objects, or the environment, and they noted Maggie had her nails done the day she was killed.The state also opposed Murdaugh's request to use a secure prison laptop to review case materials, arguing he should not be trusted with unsupervised electronic access behind bars. Prosecutors pointed to prior disciplinary issues involving alleged misuse of a prison tablet, unauthorized use of another inmate's PIN, and a previous contraband issue involving a book allegedly passed to him through defense staff. Judge Debra McCaslin did not immediately rule on the DNA issue and told the defense to clarify whether the remaining sample is viable for further testing. On the laptop issue, she indicated the prison warden would not allow Murdaugh to keep one in his cell because of safety concerns, but suggested his attorneys could bring a laptop to a conference room and review materials with him under supervision. The larger backdrop is that Murdaugh is headed for a retrial after the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned his murder convictions in May, finding that former clerk of court Becky Hill's conduct had tainted the jury.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Alex Murdaugh DNA testing opposed by prosecutors ahead of retrial | Fox NewsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

South Carolina prosecutors are pushing back against Alex Murdaugh's defense team as he prepares for a retrial in the murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. The fight centers on a defense request for independent testing of DNA found under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails, specifically her left fingernail clippings. Murdaugh's lawyers argue the sample included DNA from an unknown unrelated male and want it sent to Othram, a forensic genetic genealogy lab, at Murdaugh's expense. Prosecutors counter that SLED already tested the evidence and found only Maggie's DNA mixed with what they described as a “very partial and incomplete” profile from another contributor, not enough to upload to CODIS. They also argue that trace or touch DNA under fingernails does not automatically mean a struggle took place, because it can be transferred through ordinary contact, objects, or the environment, and they noted Maggie had her nails done the day she was killed.The state also opposed Murdaugh's request to use a secure prison laptop to review case materials, arguing he should not be trusted with unsupervised electronic access behind bars. Prosecutors pointed to prior disciplinary issues involving alleged misuse of a prison tablet, unauthorized use of another inmate's PIN, and a previous contraband issue involving a book allegedly passed to him through defense staff. Judge Debra McCaslin did not immediately rule on the DNA issue and told the defense to clarify whether the remaining sample is viable for further testing. On the laptop issue, she indicated the prison warden would not allow Murdaugh to keep one in his cell because of safety concerns, but suggested his attorneys could bring a laptop to a conference room and review materials with him under supervision. The larger backdrop is that Murdaugh is headed for a retrial after the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned his murder convictions in May, finding that former clerk of court Becky Hill's conduct had tainted the jury.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Alex Murdaugh DNA testing opposed by prosecutors ahead of retrial | Fox NewsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Alex Murdaugh's retrial is officially on the calendar — April 5, 2027 — and the first hearing made one thing immediately clear: the defense is not running the same playbook. Harpootlian walked into a Lexington County courtroom with first-responder transcripts and told the judge the accounts from people who arrived at Moselle the night of the killings don't match. He said there were other individuals present that night whose presence has never been fully accounted for.The prosecution faces a retrial with significantly less room to maneuver. The South Carolina Supreme Court's ruling limited how much financial crimes evidence the state can present — after prosecutors spent 12.5 hours over ten days on that testimony in the original trial. Attorney General Alan Wilson has put the death penalty on the table, a move the defense calls vindictive prosecution and a campaign sound bite. Wilson, the Republican candidate for governor, says the legal landscape around capital punishment has changed since 2022. The defense fired back: “What does he know today he didn't know five years ago?”Meanwhile, DNA from an unknown male recovered from under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails sits waiting for a test the defense says didn't exist when the killings happened. The defense wants it sent to Othram, the forensic genealogy lab behind the Kohberger case. The judge will rule on that motion at the next hearing, August 14. Murdaugh himself appeared in double shackles and an orange jumpsuit. His lawyer told the court he is “not Ted Bundy.” The prosecution's response: he “thinks he is special. He is not.”End Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitterhttps://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#AlexMurdaugh #MaggieMurdaugh #TrueCrimeToday #MurdaughRetrial #Moselle #MurdaughHearing #DeathPenalty #DickHarpootlian #CreightonWaters #TrueCrime

The first retrial hearing in the Murdaugh case produced a moment that deserves more attention than it received. Dick Harpootlian presented the court with transcripts from interviews conducted with the first people to arrive at the Moselle property after Maggie and Paul were found dead. He told Judge McCaslin the accounts contain conflicting information about who was present at the property that night — and that the defense has received tips from people claiming to have case information that were forwarded to SLED with no confirmation they were ever investigated.That revelation came alongside a barrage of defense moves at the June 29 hearing. The team has eight new expert witnesses who need six months to prepare. They want Othram — the forensic genetic genealogy lab that worked the Kohberger case — to analyze the unknown male DNA recovered from under Maggie's left-hand fingernails, designated as Item No. 70. Jim Griffin told the judge the DNA was catalogued by SLED and never further analyzed. He cited the David Camm case from Indiana, where untested crime scene DNA ultimately identified the actual killer and led to the defendant's acquittal at a third trial.Judge McCaslin set the retrial for April 5, 2027. She denied Murdaugh a laptop in prison but arranged a conference room compromise. She deferred the DNA ruling to the next hearing on August 14 after ordering both sides' experts to confer. The venue motion is unresolved. And the death penalty — never sought in the first trial — is now allegedly on the table. Everything about this retrial is different from the first.End Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitterhttps://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#AlexMurdaugh #MaggieMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #Moselle #MurdaughHearing #ItemNo70 #OthramDNA #DavidCamm #DickHarpootlian #TrueCrime

South Carolina prosecutors are pushing back against Alex Murdaugh's defense team as he prepares for a retrial in the murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. The fight centers on a defense request for independent testing of DNA found under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails, specifically her left fingernail clippings. Murdaugh's lawyers argue the sample included DNA from an unknown unrelated male and want it sent to Othram, a forensic genetic genealogy lab, at Murdaugh's expense. Prosecutors counter that SLED already tested the evidence and found only Maggie's DNA mixed with what they described as a “very partial and incomplete” profile from another contributor, not enough to upload to CODIS. They also argue that trace or touch DNA under fingernails does not automatically mean a struggle took place, because it can be transferred through ordinary contact, objects, or the environment, and they noted Maggie had her nails done the day she was killed.The state also opposed Murdaugh's request to use a secure prison laptop to review case materials, arguing he should not be trusted with unsupervised electronic access behind bars. Prosecutors pointed to prior disciplinary issues involving alleged misuse of a prison tablet, unauthorized use of another inmate's PIN, and a previous contraband issue involving a book allegedly passed to him through defense staff. Judge Debra McCaslin did not immediately rule on the DNA issue and told the defense to clarify whether the remaining sample is viable for further testing. On the laptop issue, she indicated the prison warden would not allow Murdaugh to keep one in his cell because of safety concerns, but suggested his attorneys could bring a laptop to a conference room and review materials with him under supervision. The larger backdrop is that Murdaugh is headed for a retrial after the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned his murder convictions in May, finding that former clerk of court Becky Hill's conduct had tainted the jury.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Alex Murdaugh DNA testing opposed by prosecutors ahead of retrial | Fox News

Alex Murdaugh's first hearing since his murder convictions were thrown out produced a ruling the defense didn't expect. The judge denied Murdaugh a laptop in prison, citing the warden's refusal to allow any inmate personal electronic access. Harpootlian warned that without it, preparing for the April 2027 retrial could stretch well beyond the deadline. The judge said she'd provide a conference room. She also said she doesn't do continuances.Beyond the laptop, the defense arrived loaded. Eight new expert witnesses. First-responder transcripts with conflicting accounts about who was at Moselle. A demand for DNA testing through Othram. And a public statement that they have a plan to counter the kennel video. Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta evaluates what the defense is building and whether the evidence access problem could actually affect the outcome. Tony Brueski and Bob Motta.End Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitterhttps://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#AlexMurdaugh #MaggieMurdaugh #HiddenKillersLive #BobMotta #DefenseDiaries #MurdaughRetrial #JudgeMcCaslin #Moselle #SouthCarolina #TrueCrime

South Carolina prosecutors are pushing back against Alex Murdaugh's defense team as he prepares for a retrial in the murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. The fight centers on a defense request for independent testing of DNA found under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails, specifically her left fingernail clippings. Murdaugh's lawyers argue the sample included DNA from an unknown unrelated male and want it sent to Othram, a forensic genetic genealogy lab, at Murdaugh's expense. Prosecutors counter that SLED already tested the evidence and found only Maggie's DNA mixed with what they described as a “very partial and incomplete” profile from another contributor, not enough to upload to CODIS. They also argue that trace or touch DNA under fingernails does not automatically mean a struggle took place, because it can be transferred through ordinary contact, objects, or the environment, and they noted Maggie had her nails done the day she was killed.The state also opposed Murdaugh's request to use a secure prison laptop to review case materials, arguing he should not be trusted with unsupervised electronic access behind bars. Prosecutors pointed to prior disciplinary issues involving alleged misuse of a prison tablet, unauthorized use of another inmate's PIN, and a previous contraband issue involving a book allegedly passed to him through defense staff. Judge Debra McCaslin did not immediately rule on the DNA issue and told the defense to clarify whether the remaining sample is viable for further testing. On the laptop issue, she indicated the prison warden would not allow Murdaugh to keep one in his cell because of safety concerns, but suggested his attorneys could bring a laptop to a conference room and review materials with him under supervision. The larger backdrop is that Murdaugh is headed for a retrial after the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned his murder convictions in May, finding that former clerk of court Becky Hill's conduct had tainted the jury.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Alex Murdaugh DNA testing opposed by prosecutors ahead of retrial | Fox NewsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

SLED found DNA from an unknown male under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails. They identified it as unrelated to Alex, labeled it, and stopped. Now the defense wants Othram to finish what SLED started. That untested evidence has been sitting in the case file through the entire trial, conviction, and appeal.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke dig into the audience's questions about the Murdaugh retrial. The liar problem sits at the center: a man who deceived everyone around him for years now insists he didn't kill his wife and son. Listeners say a liar's a liar. Robin pushes back on whether lying about money and lying about murder are actually the same thing.They also tackle the kennel lie, the defense's DNA gambit, the venue change fight, and the question that may determine everything: whether a jury that hasn't already been shaped by three years of documentaries and media coverage can even be assembled. A Hidden Killers investigation.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #SLED #SouthCarolina #DNA

The defense is building Alex Murdaugh's retrial around evidence SLED collected and never fully analyzed: DNA from an unknown male found under Maggie Murdaugh's left-hand fingernails. They want Othram — the lab behind the Kohberger identification — to run an independent analysis on a rush order.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke take the audience's hardest questions head on. Is a proven liar's denial worth anything? Does his voice on Paul's phone at the kennels prove he's the killer, or just that he was concealing something? The first trial stayed in his home county, and he was convicted. Now his lawyers want out. What went wrong with his read on that room?From prison, he's filed a federal suit against Becky Hill. Listeners smell a fishing trip through discovery to drag others down. Tony and Robin work through whether that's desperation or instinct — and whether a clean jury can even exist after three years of wall-to-wall coverage. A Hidden Killers investigation.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #SLED #SouthCarolina #DNA

Alex Murdaugh's defense team has asked a judge to send untested DNA evidence to Othram, the forensic lab that worked the Kohberger case. The sample was found under Maggie Murdaugh's left-hand fingernails. SLED identified it as belonging to an unknown, unrelated male and stopped testing. The defense wants to know who it belongs to.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke take on the audience's most heated questions about the retrial. Can a man who stole twelve million and lied to everyone for years be believed about anything? Does the kennel video — his voice at the scene, minutes before the shots — end the conversation, or does it only prove he was hiding something? And does unknown DNA under the fingernails of his murdered wife change the behavioral read, or is it a distraction the defense is dressing up as a bombshell?The jury question looms over everything. After three years of documentaries and a global media trial, is a neutral jury even possible? The comments are sure they already know the answer — on both sides. Tony and Robin push past the certainty. A Hidden Killers investigation.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughRetrial #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #SLED #SouthCarolina #DNA

Alex Murdaugh's attorneys have filed several motions including:DNA samples they hope to send to Othram regarding the unknown and unrelated male DNA found under Maggie's fingernailsA motion for a change of venueA motion to allow Alex to have a laptop to review case files Motion to wear street clothes in courtBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis--4447192/support.ALL MERCH 10% off with code Sherlock10 at checkout  - NEW STYLES Donate: (Thank you for your support! Couldn't do what I love without all y'all) PayPal - paypal.com/paypalme/prettyliesandalibisVenmo - @prettyliesalibisBuy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prettyliesrCash App- PrettyliesandalibisAll links: https://linktr.ee/prettyliesandalibisMerch: prettyliesandalibis.myshopify.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/PrettyLiesAndAlibis(Weekly lives and private message board)

A former police officer once spent thirteen years in prison for murdering his own family. The evidence that put him there was blood spatter. The thing that finally freed him was DNA — unidentified male DNA from the scene that, once someone actually tested it, pointed to the real killer.That case is David Camm. And Alex Murdaugh's defense team just cited it by name.In a motion filed ahead of Murdaugh's retrial, his lawyers asked the court to release DNA recovered from under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails — DNA the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division determined came from an unknown, unrelated male and, the defense says, never analyzed any further. They want it sent to Othram, the forensic genetic genealogy lab credited with cracking some of the coldest cases in the country.The Camm parallel goes deeper than most coverage noticed. The blood-spatter analyst who testified against David Camm is the same analyst South Carolina brought in to examine Alex Murdaugh's shirt — and according to defense filings, his first report on that shirt said the opposite of what he later concluded.It would be dishonest to pretend the DNA is a magic key. A trace under a fingernail can come from a handshake, a doorknob, a passing contact, and "unknown male" is not "the killer." The Camm case had stronger evidence: a garment an intruder left behind, plus fingerprints. A skin cell under a nail is a thinner thread. But the defense isn't arguing it's proof. They're arguing the state caught it, labeled it, and stopped. This breakdown lays out the Camm comparison, the lab the defense chose, and what the second trial will have to confront.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS (10)#MurdaughRetrial #AlexMurdaugh #TrueCrimeToday #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #DavidCamm #TrueCrime #DNAEvidence #SouthCarolina #ColdCase

Days before Alex Murdaugh returns to court for the first hearing of his retrial, his defense team filed three motions. Two are the kind of thing you'd expect. One could matter more than anything else in the case.The first asks to move the trial out of the entire Fourteenth Judicial Circuit — five South Carolina counties where, the defense argues, the Murdaugh name has been tied to the legal system for nearly a century, and where the documentaries and books that shaped public opinion were made. The second asks for a secure laptop so Murdaugh can work through discovery so vast it would fill banker's boxes.The third is the one to watch. When Maggie Murdaugh was killed in June 2021, DNA was recovered from under the fingernails of her left hand. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division determined it came from an unknown, unrelated male — and, the defense says, never tested it any further. Now Murdaugh's lawyers want it sent to Othram, the genetic genealogy lab known for solving cases nobody else could crack.In the same motion, the defense points to David Camm — a former officer who spent thirteen years in prison before unidentified male DNA was matched to the real killer. They also raise the blood-spatter analyst whose work helped convict Murdaugh in the court of public opinion, and whose first report said something very different from what he later concluded.The fair counter is simple: a trace under a fingernail can come from anywhere, and it proves nothing by itself. But the defense's point is narrower — that no one ever bothered to find out. This episode breaks down all three requests and what each one could mean for the retrial.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS (10)#MurdaughRetrial #AlexMurdaugh #HiddenKillers #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #MurdaughCase #TrueCrime #DNAEvidence #SouthCarolina #ColdCase

Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions were overturned, and the retrial is now moving forward in front of a newly assigned judge. Before the first hearing, his defense team made its opening moves — and they tell you a lot about how this second trial is going to be fought.There are three motions. The defense wants the trial moved out of the five-county circuit where the Murdaugh name dominated the courts for generations. They want Murdaugh given a secure laptop to work through a mountain of sealed discovery. And they want the court to release DNA recovered from under Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails for independent testing.That last one is the headline. When Maggie was killed in June 2021, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division recovered DNA from beneath her left-hand fingernails, determined it came from an unknown, unrelated male, and — the defense says — never tested it any further. Murdaugh's lawyers want it sent to Othram, the genetic genealogy lab known for putting names to people other labs couldn't identify.In the same filing, the defense reaches for David Camm — a former officer wrongly convicted on blood-spatter evidence, later cleared after DNA pointed to someone else. It's a pointed comparison, because the blood-spatter analyst from the Camm case is the same one who examined Alex Murdaugh's shirt.None of this means the DNA is the answer. A trace under a fingernail can come from anywhere, and the state has strong evidence of its own. But the defense's argument is simple: the state never bothered to find out whose DNA it was. This breakdown covers all three motions, the lab and the case the defense cite, and what it could mean as Murdaugh heads toward his second trial.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS (10)#MurdaughRetrial #AlexMurdaugh #TrueCrime #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #MurdaughCase #BeckyHill #DNAEvidence #SouthCarolina #ColdCase

This episode was recorded live at Manifest 2026. Razib Khan is a prominent writer, population geneticist, and podcaster. He is best known for his extensive deep-dives into human evolutionary history, consumer genomics, culture, and ancient DNA. https://x.com/razibkhanhttps://x.com/razibkhan?lang=enChapter Markers:(00:00) - Razib Khan at Manifest 2026: Genetic Discoveries, AI, and Academia (01:18) - Manifest Q&A Kickoff (02:43) - Yamnaya: Ancient DNA Mysteries (15:01) - Yamnaya: Y Chromosome Conquests (22:10) - Embryo Screening and AI (42:15) - Conformity and Tenure (46:34) - Academia: Reforms (53:55) - Academia: Ideological Capture and Funding (58:19) - Controversies and Closing Q&A –Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU. Please send any questions or suggestions to manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on X @hsu_steve.

This special episode was recorded at Tsinghua University in Beijing, generally regarded as the top university in China. Our guests are 3 Americans studying and working at Tsinghua: Gabriel (undergrad), Justin (PhD student in AI), and Alex (Professor in AI research). Topics discussed include: Tsinghua University and elite human capital, AI in China, US-China competition, and the flow of human capital between the US and ChinaHan Feizi, columnist at Asia Times and the guest from the previous "Letter from Beijing" episode, is also in the room. Letter from Beijing with Han Feizi: https://www.manifold1.com/episodes/letter-from-beijing-with-han-feizi-72Chapter Markers:(00:00) - Welcome to Tsinghua University (02:47) - Gabriel's Undergrad Journey (12:35) - Justin's PhD (25:10) - Professor Alex on AI and Rankings (42:51) - Second Chances and Status Signals (46:48) - China's Exam Ladder Explained (50:20) - Infrastructure and Tech Competition (01:17:18) - Semiconductors, EUV, and Wrap Up –Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU. Please send any questions or suggestions to manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on X @hsu_steve.

Jaan Tallinn is a tech billionaire and founding engineer of Skype who leverages his wealth to mitigate existential risks from artificial general intelligence (AGI). He co-founded the Future of Life Institute and the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, while making early foundational investments in frontier AI labs like DeepMind andAnthropic.Chapter Markers:00:00 Assessing Current AI Risk Levels03:28 Inside Self-Sustaining AI Scenarios09:10 The Global AI Race Dynamics42:25 Explaining the Techno-Capital Flywheel45:34 Insider Origins of AI Safety56:06 Race Politics and Public Fear01:23:12 Pop Culture, Movies, and Fame01:30:15 Big Questions for Humanity's Future–Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU. Please send any questions or suggestions to manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on X @hsu_steve.

Bryan Kohberger wrote letters from jail. They've now been published for the first time in a new book on the Idaho murders. He wrote to his dog about communicating telepathically. He wrote to his family about "triumphantly ascending" and finding "clarity and serenity" behind bars. He wrote his sister something so detached from his circumstances it reads like it was composed at a university desk, not a jail cell. And across every letter — every page, every line — there is one thing that never appears. Not once. The names Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin do not exist in Bryan Kohberger's writings. No remorse. No acknowledgment. No indication he understood why he was there at all. This Hidden Killers Week in Review brings together two episodes for the families and the community still searching for something Kohberger has never provided.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examines what the letters reveal alongside jail behavior reports — obsessive handwashing until his skin bled raw, hour-long showers, and the detail that he watched his own case coverage on every available channel but changed it the instant his family appeared onscreen. Scott also analyzes his mother's FBI interview the night of his arrest, where she called him "my angel." When Kohberger stood in court and said "guilty" with no visible emotion, accepting four consecutive life sentences and waiving all appeals — was this someone who cannot tell the families why, or someone who does not believe they deserve an answer?The book that surfaced these letters has created its own crisis. Kohberger's defense attorneys publicly disavowed criminologist Brent Turvey, the book's primary source, saying they are "appalled" and that he violated his confidentiality agreement. Tony Brueski checked the book's major claims — chain of custody, the Othram lab, the second-attacker theory — against on-the-record responses from prosecutors and forensic professionals. Every claim has been challenged. And the question the families of Kaylee, Maddie, Xana, and Ethan are left with remains the same one they started with: Kohberger had a trial date and chose to say guilty. He has never said why.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CriminalPsychology

Dr. Alex Young, a statistical geneticist and assistant professor in the Human Genetics department at UCLA, joins Steve Hsu to discuss the cutting edge of genomic prediction. They cover his research on polygenic embryo screening in IVF (including the ImputePGTA method), family-based DNA analysis, missing heritability, and the implications of polygenic scores for traits like education and disease. Alex also discusses his recent battles with cancer.https://x.com/AlexTISYoungChapter Markers:(00:00) - Alex Young Bio (06:36) - Biobank Era Genetics (10:49) - Missing Heritability Debate (27:18) - Embryo Selection Controversy (50:32) - Embryo Selection Backlash (53:42) - Mexico City Admixture Study (01:00:13) - Censorship Via Data Access Control (01:05:02) - Battle With Cancer and Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) –Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU. Please send any questions or suggestions to manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on X @hsu_steve.

Steve and Alf discuss the Iran War, emphasizing what itreveals about modern missile and anti-missile technology, drones, andthe implications for a US-China conflict in the Western Pacific.Links:https://seekingtruthfromfacts.substack.com/Chapter Markers:(00:00) - Missile War Reality Check (01:49) - How the War Started (04:46) - Iran Outperforms Expectations (06:22) - Why Missile Defense Fails (14:25) - Ceasefire and Hormuz Brinkmanship (19:52) - Nukes and the JCPOA Fallout (33:44) - US Politics and Israel Lobby Aftershocks –Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU. Please send any questions or suggestions to manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on X @hsu_steve.

Richard Ngo is an independent AI researcher and philosopher known forhis work on AGI safety and alignment. He recently resigned fromOpenAI, where he was a member of the Governance team focused onforecasting the capabilities and risks of advanced AI systems. Hisdebut fiction collection is titled "The Gentle Romance: Stories of AIand Humanity", published in December 2025. The book features 22science fiction stories that explore the psychological andsociological impacts of advanced artificial intelligence.On X: @RichardMCNgo(00:00) - Richard Ngo Origins (03:48) - DeepMind vs LLMs (09:24) - OpenAI Futurist and AGI Risk (39:17) - Machine God Tail Risk (45:20) - Weird Futures and Normies (51:28) - Alignment Research and Academia (01:16:25) - Doomers vs Skeptics (01:23:57) - Labs Governance Futures (01:39:37) - Doom Scenarios Society –Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU. Please send any questions or suggestions to manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on X @hsu_steve.

On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup.Also this hour: In this month's installment of The Full Menu, local food writers talk about some restaurants worth taking a short trip outside Houston to try.And a unique company in The Woodlands called Othram used DNA to identify a suspect in the 1990 "Lovers Lane" murders in Houston. We revisit a conversation about how they do that work.Watch

Matt Southey is an editor for an AI safety organization. He wrote his PhD dissertation on the philosophy of Nick Land. Matt's "A Brief History of Accelerationism" can be found here, and he recommends the second chapter of Crypto-Current as a good introduction to Land's usage of Kant. He and Steve discuss Accelerationism, AI, and Steve's recent meeting with Land in Shanghai.Chapter Markers:(00:00) - Introduction (02:07) - China Trip: Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai (03:16) - Tsinghua University: Talent (09:02) - Robotics and AI research (24:01) - Shanghai and Nick Land (35:46) - Land's Esotericism (37:19) - Accelerationism and Orthogonality (43:01) - Simulation Metaphysics and Physics (54:36) - Dark Enlightenment and Inevitable Complexity –Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU. Please send any questions or suggestions to manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on X @hsu_steve.

Recorded live in Shenzhen with Taylor Ogan, the founder and CEO ofSnowbull Capital, which invests in Chinese technology companies.Taylor on X:https://x.com/TaylorOganPrevious episodes with Taylor:https://youtu.be/iehHON07UHI?si=h2c3po5AX9Z9ANaK https://youtu.be/fmjR3me5s_Q?si=sPsMFOdKebEOZXQr(00:00) - Shenzhen is the Technology Capital of the World, with Taylor Ogan (00:53) - Meeting in Shenzhen (02:40) - Greater Bay Area Explained (06:36) - Shenzhen Boom Stories (18:26) - China Tech Reality Check (36:49) - China Tech Leapfrogging (37:52) - Agentic AI on Phones (41:27) - Jobs Wealth and Governance (53:03) - Huawei Ownership and US Pushback –Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU. Please send any questions or suggestions to manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on X @hsu_steve.

Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins Hidden Killers to assess the forensic evidence in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance — and the picture is complicated. DNA inside the home is a mixture still being separated. A glove found miles away hit nothing in CODIS and doesn't match the property samples. Genetic genealogy is now in play, but requires a usable profile that investigators may not yet have.Coffindaffer evaluates whether the glove should even be treated as connected to this case, what it takes to separate mixed DNA from a home with regular visitors, and whether the private Florida lab processing the evidence has compromised the material that genetic genealogy needs to work. Othram — the company that helped identify Bryan Kohberger — publicly called the lab decision devastating. Coffindaffer gives her assessment of the competing arguments.The conversation covers the loss of potential Nest camera footage after Google indicated it likely cannot recover additional video, the ongoing pacemaker helicopter search nineteen days after the device disconnected, and the reality behind 50,000 tips that have produced no named suspect. Coffindaffer identifies the forensic avenues worth pursuing and the ones that should be abandoned.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #Coffindaffer #FBI #DNAEvidence #GeneticGenealogy #CODIS #TucsonArizona #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

The physical evidence in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance has not produced a suspect, a match, or a confirmed connection to whoever took the eighty-four-year-old from her Tucson home nineteen days ago. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins True Crime Today to assess what investigators are actually working with.The DNA inside Nancy's home is a mixture — multiple people in a house with regular visitors. Still being separated. The glove found two miles away missed in CODIS and doesn't match property samples. Genetic genealogy is the next move, but it needs a clean profile that may not exist yet. Coffindaffer breaks down each forensic avenue: what's viable, what's compromised, and what investigators should stop spending time on.The lab controversy gets examined — why evidence went to a Florida facility instead of the FBI's Quantico lab, what Othram's public criticism means, and whether the DNA samples have been degraded by the testing process. Coffindaffer also addresses the pacemaker helicopter search, the loss of potential Nest footage, and the 50,000 tips that haven't cracked the case open.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #Coffindaffer #FBI #TrueCrimeToday #GeneticGenealogy #DNAEvidence #TucsonArizona #CODIS #TrueCrime

Fifteen days. No arrest. No named suspect. No confirmed proof of life. A retired FBI behavioral expert who ran the bureau's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program sits down for an extensive interview examining every dimension of the Nancy Guthrie case — what the evidence reveals about the suspect, what's gone wrong inside the investigation, and what realistically breaks this case open.The FBI has zeroed in on two specific date windows weeks before Nancy was taken — January 11th and January 31st — requesting neighborhood surveillance footage that points to digital evidence they already have. The suspect on the doorbell camera knew which house to target and when the occupant would be alone, but showed up with budget Walmart gear, the wrong holster, no camera cover, and facial hair visible beneath his mask. Nancy had a deeply predictable routine and employed staff with physical access to her property — all of whom were interviewed and DNA-swabbed. A separate Ring video from January 23rd shows a man with facial hair at a different home six miles away that law enforcement is actively reviewing.The investigation itself has produced a documented trail of failures and contradictions. Sheriff Nanos admitted to the AP he released the crime scene too early — then denied it to Fox News. The FBI confirmed most of the sixteen gloves collected near the home belonged to searchers who discarded them in the field. The pacemaker helicopter was delayed three hours over a personal grudge with the pilot. DNA evidence was routed to a private Florida lab over the FBI's request for Quantico. The Othram co-founder who helped ID Bryan Kohberger called it "devastating." An FBI official told NewsNation: "This is dumb." Investigators inside the case told reporters they don't know who's in charge.Meanwhile, a male DNA profile from a glove matching the suspect's is entering CODIS. Cell tower data is being mapped. Walmart records are being cross-referenced. But the ransom trail tells its own story — the first note reportedly contained insider details about Nancy's home and clothing, yet every subsequent demand went to media outlets, not the family. Two deadlines passed. The Guthries said they'd pay. Nobody collected. No proof of life.This interview asks every question this case demands — about the suspect's behavioral profile, the institutional failures compromising the investigation, and an honest assessment of where this goes from here.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #NancyGuthrieMissing #SheriffNanos #CODIS #FBIInvestigation #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #TucsonKidnapping #RobinDreekeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The Nancy Guthrie case just collided with presidential politics, forensic science, and an evidence-handling controversy that has exposed deep fractures between local and federal investigators.A black glove found two miles from Nancy's Tucson home contains DNA from an unknown male. The FBI says it matches the gloves worn by the masked suspect on doorbell footage from the morning she disappeared. That profile is being prepared for CODIS entry. A match could break this case. No match means forensic genealogy — and a timeline an 84-year-old woman without her medication cannot afford.President Trump told the New York Post Monday he would direct the Justice Department to seek the death penalty if Nancy is found dead. The family has spent sixteen days telling the suspect it's never too late to do the right thing. Those messages are now directly at odds.The evidence war between Sheriff Chris Nanos and the FBI reached a turning point. After federal sources accused Nanos of blocking the FBI from processing the glove at Quantico and routing evidence to a private Florida lab, the sheriff's department on Monday told media to direct all DNA questions to the FBI. Othram, the forensic genealogy company behind the Bryan Kohberger identification, publicly called the evidence routing devastating.A CBS 5 inside source says investigators believe this was a burglary gone wrong — not an intended kidnapping. Both agencies denied the report. But former FBI behavioral expert Robin Dreeke has identified amateur markers in the porch footage across multiple interviews on this show. The behavioral evidence has been building toward this conclusion for two weeks.The family has been cleared as suspects. Helicopters with signal sniffers are scanning for Nancy's pacemaker. And this case now hinges on a DNA profile and a federal database.#NancyGuthrie #TrumpDeathPenalty #SavannahGuthrie #CODIS #DNAEvidence #SheriffNanos #FBIInvestigation #BurglaryTheory #PimaCountySheriff #TrueCrimeTodayJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Admitted releasing the crime scene early — then denied it. Routed DNA evidence to a private Florida lab over the FBI's objection. Searchers contaminated the evidence field with their own discarded gloves. A pacemaker helicopter was delayed because the sheriff demoted the pilot. Pool cleaners were escorted onto the active crime scene on Day 13. Investigators told reporters they don't know who's running the case. A retired FBI behavioral expert lays out every documented failure and contradiction in the Nancy Guthrie investigation and examines what the pattern means for the chances of finding an 84-year-old woman who hasn't had her heart medication in over two weeks. The Othram co-founder whose lab helped ID Bryan Kohberger called the DNA decision "devastating." The FBI's public statement reads like a formal objection. This is the interview that puts it all on the table.#NancyGuthrie #SheriffNanos #PimaCountySheriff #NancyGuthrieMissing #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #Othram #InvestigationFailures #FBIvsNanos #TucsonKidnappingJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

One glove. Unknown male DNA. And an investigation that just shifted beneath the surface.Sixteen days after Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Catalina Foothills home, the FBI confirmed that a glove found two miles away contains a DNA profile matching the gloves worn by the suspect in the doorbell footage. That profile is headed to CODIS — but there's no guarantee it returns a name. If the suspect has never been arrested and swabbed, the database returns nothing, and investigators are left with forensic genealogy timelines Nancy may not survive.The evidence handling has been a disaster. Federal sources say Sheriff Nanos blocked the FBI from processing the glove at Quantico. Nanos denies it. The forensic genealogy company Othram called the decision devastating. On Monday, the sheriff's department quietly redirected all evidence questions to the FBI.A CBS 5 reporter says an inside source believes this was a burglary gone wrong. Both agencies denied it. But Robin Dreeke has been reading amateur behavioral markers in the footage on this show for two weeks. Jeff Bennett raised the burglary theory on Day 4 of our coverage. The behavioral evidence was already there.Trump threatened the death penalty Monday. The family has been saying it's never too late to come forward. Those two messages cannot coexist.Helicopters are scanning the desert with signal sniffers trying to detect Nancy's pacemaker. It went silent at 2:28 AM on February 1st and hasn't reconnected. The family has been officially cleared. And the entire case may now ride on whether a glove on a roadside holds enough to identify the person who wore it.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #CODIS #DNAEvidence #SheriffNanos #RobinDreeke #BurglaryTheory #FBIInvestigation #TucsonKidnapping #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Sheriff Chris Nanos admitted to the Associated Press he released Nancy Guthrie's crime scene too early. Then he denied it to Fox News. The FBI collected sixteen gloves near the home — and confirmed most were discarded by their own searchers, contaminating the evidence field. A retired FBI behavioral expert walks through fifteen days of documented failures, contradictions, and command breakdowns.The department's pacemaker-detection helicopter was delayed three hours because Nanos demoted the pilot over a personal dispute. On Day 13, pool cleaners were escorted onto the active crime scene. The Othram co-founder whose lab helped identify Bryan Kohberger called Nanos's decision to route DNA evidence to a private Florida lab instead of Quantico "devastating." A federal source said the evidence will need to be retested anyway. The FBI's own statement reads like a pointed objection: "The FBI has and will continue to provide assistance on whatever timeline is provided to us."NewsNation reported investigators still don't know who's in charge. An FBI official said: "This is dumb." On Day 7, Nanos was photographed at a basketball game during an active ransom situation. On Day 3, he told reporters he's "not used to everyone holding me accountable." This interview lays every contradiction side by side and asks when friction becomes something that's actively harming the chances of finding Nancy alive.#NancyGuthrie #SheriffNanos #PimaCountySheriff #NancyGuthrieMissing #FBIvsNanos #Othram #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #InvestigationFailures #TucsonKidnappingJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Kevin Fixler, investigative reporter for the Idaho Statesman, joins "Mind Over Murder" cohosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas to discuss murder of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen, four college students killed by spree killer Bryan Kohberger at a group house in Moscow, Idaho in November 2022, in a case now known as the Idaho 4 Murders.  Suspect Bryan Kohberger has recently accepted a plea arrangement to serve four consecutive life sentences in lieu of the death penalty.  This bonus episode of "Mind Over Murder" originally ran on August 4, 2025.Kevin Fixler Stories in the Idaho Statesmanhttps://www.idahostatesman.com/profile/251800473Idaho murder victims' families read impact statements at Bryan Kohberger's sentencing | full videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5qrwu0hdZMAlivea Goncalves, Kaylee Goncalves' sister, reads victim impact statement at Kohberger sentencinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeL6_r5qEbIWTKR News 3: One year after development in Colonial Parkway Murders, where do things stand?https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/one-year-after-development-in-colonial-parkway-murders-where-do-things-standWon't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here:https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customerWTVR CBS News:  Colonial Parkway murders victims' families keep hope cases will be solved:https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/colonial-parkway-murders-update-april-19-2024WAVY TV 10 News:  New questions raised in Colonial Parkway murders:https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-questions-raised-in-colonial-parkway-murders/Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders.13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/WTKR News 3https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-casesVirginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway' murders died alone in 2017https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCaseYou can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murdersMind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:https://www.spreaker.comJoin the discussion on our Mind Over MurderColonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.comPlease subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.comContribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/registerFollow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOverFollow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero ProductionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.

A photograph can provide documentation but can’t tell the whole story. This week on Pathology with Dr. Priya, a Zone 7 series, Dr. Priya Banerjee joins Sheryl McCollum to share why revisiting a cold-case scene, sometimes decades later, can completely shift an investigation. When she traveled for hours to inspect an identical car tied to a cold case, she discovered details impossible to see on paper. They talk about how vehicles can become part of the forensic story, why the setting itself matters, and how today’s technology can clarify what investigators once assumed. From seat position to power locks, their conversation highlights what’s lost when professionals rely only on reports and what’s gained when they return to the scene. Highlights • (0:00) Sheryl welcome listeners and introduces the topic: why visiting a scene is essential in cold-case investigations • (1:00) Dr. Priya describers visiting a cold-case scene and inspecting an identical car for accuracy • (2:15) The car as a crime scene: how transport vehicles create multiple evidence locations • (3:30) How changing car technology, from manual locks to sensors, alters forensic interpretation • (5:00) What revisitng a scene reveals that photos and reports cannot • (10:00) Revisiting old neighborhoods and the effects of time, urban change, and memory on case context • (12:00) Dr. Priya’s methodical process for documenting and photographing scene and how that strengthens her courtroom testimony • (13:15) Returning submerged and long-missing vehicles and bringing families long-awaited closure • (14:30) Dr. Priya on method, teamwork, and why working cold cases feels like giving back • (20:45) Revisiting old files with fresh eyes: how old photos, modern technology, and tools like Othram and NamUs can finally move cold cases forward About the Hosts Dr. Priya Banerjee is a board-certified forensic pathologist with extensive experience in death investigation, clinical forensics, and courtroom testimony. A graduate of Johns Hopkins, she served for over a decade as Rhode Island’s state medical examiner and now runs a private forensic pathology practice. Her work includes military deaths, and high-profile investigations. Dr. Priya has also been featured as a forensic expert on platforms such as CrimeOnline and Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. She is a dedicated educator, animal lover, and proud mom. Website: anchorforensicpathology.com Twitter/X: @Autopsy_MD Sheryl McCollum is an Emmy Award–winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnline, and the Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. She works as a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department and is the co- author of the textbook Cold Case: Pathways to Justice. Sheryl is also the founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute (CCIRI), a nationally recognized nonprofit that brings together universities, law enforcement, and experts to help solve unsolved homicides, missing persons cases, and kidnappings. Email: coldcase2004@gmail.com Twitter/X: @ColdCaseTips Facebook: @sheryl.mccollum Instagram: @officialzone7podcast If this episode gave you a new understanding of cold case investigations, share it with a friend and leave a review. Your support helps others discover the science, the stories, and the heart behind Pathology with Dr. Priya | A Zone 7 Series. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A trucker calls police to report seeing a body floating in a Mississippi River. When police arrive to investigate, they’re shocked to find a little girl dead in the river brush. They’re even more startled when they find the body of a young man down river a few days later. America’s Crime Lab is a true crime podcast about how science solves cold cases, missing persons, and other unsolved cases. Hosted by journalist and clinical psychologist Elin Lantz Lesser, and powered by Othram’s forensic DNA lab, the show connects the science to the story, revealing what really happens in the lab and why it matters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In November 2011, Andrea Eilber, 20, was found dead and slumped on a chair in the basement of her aunt's Mayfield Township home. Her boyfriend at the time, Kenneth Grondin III, was convicted of her murder in 2015 and sentenced to life. In 2018, the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned his conviction finding that the jury verdict form improperly omitted a ‘not guilty' option, rendering the verdict invalid. More recently, DNA from the crime scene was tested at Othram and through genetic genealogy, a new suspect emerged...For bonus episodes and outtakes visit: patreon.com/generationwhySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Othram began to realize that a lot of unidentified remains cases languishing on shelves in law enforcement offices belonged to children. Children that remained unidentified for decades. Meanwhile, loved ones never gave up hope. There is a solution to this issue, and it’s less of a lift than you would think. In this episode, families finally find answers, and get a chance to say goodbye. America’s Crime Lab is a true crime podcast about how science solves cold cases, missing persons, and other unsolved cases. Hosted by journalist and clinical psychologist Elin Lantz Lesser, and powered by Othram’s forensic DNA lab, the show connects the science to the story, revealing what really happens in the lab and why it matters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emergency crews responding to a boat fire discovered human remains, but the case quickly went cold. For decades, investigators had no answers. Using advanced forensic DNA, Othram scientists were able to identify the victim and reveal the truth behind the fire, finally giving a family long-delayed closure. America’s Crime Lab is a true crime podcast about how science solves cold cases, missing persons, and other unsolved cases. Hosted by journalist and clinical psychologist Elin Lantz Lesser, and powered by Othram’s forensic DNA lab, the show connects the science to the story, revealing what really happens in the lab and why it matters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People swept away by Hurricane Katrina, lone travelers who disappeared, and kids who never came home. Where are all of these missing people, and are their unidentified remains sitting in universities and law enforcement offices around the country? America’s Crime Lab is a true crime podcast about how science solves cold cases, missing persons, and other unsolved cases. Hosted by journalist and clinical psychologist Elin Lantz Lesser, and powered by Othram’s forensic DNA lab, the show connects the science to the story, revealing what really happens in the lab and why it matters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For years, investigators have had access to DNA left behind at crime scenes, but they've lacked the technology to do anything with it. However, forensic genetic genealogy has emerged as one of the leading ways to identify both suspects and victims of crime. Founder and CEO of Othram Labs David Mittelman provides an inside look at this revolutionary technology and explains how the company is working with law enforcement to make these services more accessible. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Groundbreaking DNA technology from forensic lab Othram helped identify Bryan Kohberger in the Idaho murders. Forensic investigative genetic genealogy is now revolutionizing criminal investigations — solving cold cases, catching previously untraceable offenders, and transforming the future of forensic science. Check us out online: www.instagram.com/kt_studios www.tiktok.com/@officialktstudios www.kt-studios.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A little girl is kidnapped from her grandmother’s yard. Her family searches for decades, hoping to find her. 62 years later, detectives call with information. But it’s not what anyone expected. America’s Crime Lab is a true crime podcast about how science solves cold cases, missing persons, and other unsolved cases. Hosted by journalist and clinical psychologist Elin Lantz Lesser, and powered by Othram’s forensic DNA lab, the show connects the science to the story, revealing what really happens in the lab and why it matters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Illinois, a DIY home renovation uncovered a human skull hidden inside a wall. When the case went cold, the remains sat for decades on a museum office shelf, forgotten and unidentified. Years later, a staffer’s rediscovery gave investigators a second chance. Using forensic DNA technology, they finally uncovered the identity of Esther Granger, and the mystery of how her skull ended up in a family home. America’s Crime Lab is a true crime podcast about how science solves cold cases, missing persons, and other unsolved cases. Hosted by journalist and clinical psychologist Elin Lantz Lesser, and powered by Othram’s forensic DNA lab, the show connects the science to the story, revealing what really happens in the lab and why it matters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Atlanta, the brutal rape and double homicide of siblings left detectives with plenty of evidence but no suspect. For years, the case went cold. Then, a violent crime in Michigan revealed new DNA leads that could finally identify the killer, and deliver long-awaited justice for the Sumpter family while their mother is still alive to see it. America’s Crime Lab is a true crime podcast about how science solves cold cases, missing persons, and other unsolved cases. Hosted by journalist and clinical psychologist Elin Lantz Lesser, and powered by Othram’s forensic DNA lab, the show connects the science to the story, revealing what really happens in the lab and why it matters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weeks after the violent murders of four University of Idaho students, investigators followed a trail of DNA evidence from Moscow to Pennsylvania. A midnight police stakeout tied a graduate student to the brutal stabbings. Now the question remains: will the victims’ families finally see justice in court? America’s Crime Lab is a true crime podcast about how science solves cold cases, missing persons, and other unsolved cases. Hosted by journalist and clinical psychologist Elin Lantz Lesser, and powered by Othram’s forensic DNA lab, the show connects the science to the story, revealing what really happens in the lab and why it matters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.