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Season 6 / Episode 13 and airs on 24 June 2026 21:00
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.
The story of how DNA identified 25-year-old Mary Schlais's killer in Minnesota, linking it to John Miller and showing how genetic genealogy brought long-awaited justice.
The story of Pamela Maurer, whose killer, Bruce Lindahl, was identified after 43 years. In 2024, testing also linked him to 1979 victim Kathy Halle.
In Winsconsin in 1959, skeletal remains were found and baffled investigators. Sixty-five years later, genetic genealogy revealed the victim was Chester Alfred Breiney.
The story of how five-year-old Anne Pham's murder was solved after 40 years, using DNA and genetic genealogy. Army soldier Robert Lanoue was identified as her killer.
The story of 14-year-old Rashell Ward, who was abducted and murdered in Red Bluff. Four decades later, DNA and genetic genealogy linked her killer, Johnny Coy, to the crime.
The story of what happened when, after many years, genetic genealogy finally exposed Mark Dribin's killer and delivered long-awaited justice.
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