A Body With No Name—Solved 52 Years Later
This episode chronicles the fifty-two-year investigation into the murder of Anita Piteau, a young woman found dead in a California field in 1968. For decades, the victim remained an unidentified Jane Doe while her family in Maine searched for her without success. The case finally reached a breakthrough through the use of modern genetic genealogy, which allowed detectives to link DNA from the crime scene to the family of the killer, Johnny Chrisco. Simultaneously, investigators re-examined the victim’s clothing to extract a profile that confirmed her identity and reconnected her with her…
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