215. [ALABAMA] J.B. Beasley & Tracie Hawlett

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🗓️ 3 July 2023

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A field party, a pay phone, and genetic genealogy. Contributing writing and research: The Queen of All Things, Haley Gray. For photos pertaining to this case, check out J.B.'s & Tracie's highlight at the top of my profile at Instagram.com/TheHeatherAshley. Sponsors: Imepicfit.com - Everyday people inspiring change. Powhatan's home of fitness in a fun, family environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone, and welcome back to Big Mad True Crime, where we get Big Mad over True Crime.
0:05.6	I'm your host, Heather Ashley, and today's case is out of Ozark, Alabama.
0:10.2	Smalltalk sucks, so let's dive in.
0:15.9	In April of 2018, Joseph D'Angelo was arrested after authorities used genetic genealogy to identify
0:33.0	him as the Golden State Killer.
0:36.0	That one single arrest gave police departments around the country the idea to also use genetic
0:42.1	genealogy to solve their own cold cases.
0:45.6	One of those departments was the Ozark police.
0:48.5	In early 2019, they hired paraben labs and incredible facility in Reston, Virginia to help
0:54.2	them solve their most infamous cold case, the murders of 17-year-old friends JB Beasley
1:00.2	and Tracy Hollett.
1:04.0	Born on July 31, 1982, JB Hilton Green Beasley was the oldest of five daughters.
1:11.2	Her sisters told Thursday Review that JB was a kind and humble person with a beautiful
1:16.2	heart.
1:17.2	She had an undying passion for dance, and she was awesome at it, winning herself several
1:21.5	different trophies and awards.
1:23.4	When she wasn't dancing, JB enjoyed what every other teenage girl did, shopping,
1:28.6	tanning, and spending time with her friends, including her Northview High School classmate,
1:33.8	Tracy.
1:35.0	Tracy Jean Hollett was born on March 3, 1982.
1:39.2	Her father, Bob, was a well-known police officer in the community who tragically drowned
1:43.8	in a lake when Tracy was just four years old.
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