
Bloodline Detectives
Forensic experts and detectives from all over the world showcase how familial DNA testing revolutionises genetic profiling and recount how it has helped solve some of the most extraordinary cold cases.
- 2020-2026
- 6 seasons
- FilmRise
- Documentary
Forensic experts and detectives from all over the world showcase how familial DNA testing revolutionises genetic profiling and recount how it has helped solve some of the most extraordinary cold cases.
Season 6 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 2025 - 2026
Episode 1
Murder in the Median
Thu, Sep 18, 2025 46 mins
In 2024, Pamela Wittman, a 25-year-old from Indiana, was identified, solving the 1980 Daytona Beach cold case linked to a serial killer.
Episode 2
Jane Doe by the Road
Thu, Sep 25, 2025 46 mins
Found shot near Highway 67 in 1986, Maria Pilar Del Gadillo Carrillo remained unidentified until 2024, when authorities used genetic genealogy and reopened her case.
Episode 3
Murder on Highway 243
Thu, Oct 2, 2025 46 mins
Esther Gonzalez was killed in 1979 while walking in Riverside. Randy Williamson, cleared by polygraph, lived freely until 2014. In 2023, forensic genealogy closed the cold case.
Episode 4
A Forensic Gamechanger
Thu, Oct 9, 2025 46 mins
In 1991, 16-year-old Sarah Yarborough was murdered outside her school. Eyewitnesses saw a man - but it took nearly 30 years and forensic genealogy to find him.
Episode 5
The Suspect List
Thu, Oct 16, 2025 46 mins
DNA and genealogy reveal serial killer Jerry McFadden murdered Anna Hlavka in a 1979 Portland case.
Episode 6
Murder Between Two Floors
Thu, Oct 23, 2025 46 mins
Found murdered in a Seattle garage in July 1967, Susan Galvin remained without justice until 2018, when DNA and genetic genealogy identified her killer, Frank Wypych.
Episode 7
Uncovered Truths
Thu, Oct 30, 2025
In October 2003, the San Diego County community was shaken by a tragic discovery: the dismembered legs of a woman were found in a dumpster.
Episode 8
The Last Valentine
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 46 mins
In 1985, Terri McAdams is murdered in her fiance's apartment; in 2023, DNA and genealogy identify the killer.
Episode 9
A Confession in Cold Blood
46 mins
In 1974, 25-year-old Mary K. Schlais is murdered while hitchhiking from Minneapolis to Madison, Wisconsin.
Episode 10
Stolen Youth, Stolen Lives
In 1976, 16-year-old Pamela Maurer's body is found along College Road in Lisle, Illinois.
Episode 11
Adopted by Death
A 65-year-old mystery is solved when DNA testing identifies the remains of 7-year-old Chester Alfred Breiney.
Episode 12
The Angel of Seaside
DNA and genealogy identify soldier Robert Lanoue as the murderer of 5-year-old Anne Pham.
Episode 13
The Hair That Called His Bluff
DNA and genealogy solve the murder of schoolgirl Rashell Ward after over 40 years.
Episode 14
Bloodshed
Mark Dribin vanishes in 1999. After over 20 years, DNA technology finally unmasks his killer and dark secrets.
Episode 15
No Safe Haven
In 2013, a newborn baby know as "Baby Precious" is found dead; DNA technology tracks down the child's parents.
Episode 16
The Stanford Murders
46 mins
DNA technology helps solve the murders of two 21-year-old women in North Carolina in the 1970s.
Episode 17
The Phone Call Rapist
DNA and genealogy reveal the identity of a man responsible for home invasions from 1982 to 1997.
Episode 18
Murder in Montana
46 mins
Danielle Houchins is found murdered. DNA technology finally unmasks the killer in the 2010s.
Episode 19
A Good Deed Punished
Teresa Solecki is murdered in 1984 in California. After more than 30 years, DNA technology reveals the killer.
Episode 20
A Stranger in Her Home
Genetic genealogy links a serial offender to the 1990 murder of Genevieve Zitricki.