CeCe Moore Cracks Cold Cases with Genealogy
Unsung Science
CBS News
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Genealogy has been around a while. So has DNA evidence. But what if you combined the two? What if you could use DNA from a crime scene, compare the unknown killer’s genetics with public databases of other people’s DNA, figure out who his relatives are, and thereby determine his identity? That’s the system that CeCe Moore invented five years ago. So far, she’s cracked over 270 cold cases using this method—and brought closure to hundreds of grieving families.
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| 0:00.0 | Police files are full of unsolved rapes and murders. |
| 0:09.7 | If there aren't any witnesses, and they didn't leave any clues, how are you supposed to track |
| 0:14.2 | them down? |
| 0:15.2 | I mean, even if the bad guy leaves his DNA behind, the police don't know who it belongs to, |
| 0:21.6 | or at least that used to be true. |
| 0:24.1 | CC Moore almost single-handedly invented genetic genealogy. |
| 0:29.6 | She's used it to solve over 270 cold cases and hot ones. |
| 0:35.6 | We will identify it. |
| 0:37.2 | It might take days, it might take weeks, but you will be identified. |
| 0:41.6 | People are not going to get away with these types of crimes anymore. |
| 0:44.8 | I'm David Poe, and this is one of my all-time favorite episodes of Unsung Science. |
| 0:54.1 | Hey, prime members. |
| 1:01.5 | You can listen to Unsung Science Add Free on Amazon Music, download the app today. |
| 1:07.0 | Few things are more devastating than a loved one that's gone missing. |
| 1:10.7 | From Wondry, the Vanished is a podcast where host Marissa Jones tells stories of missing |
| 1:16.1 | persons that have gone overlooked. |
| 1:18.3 | Listen to the Vanished podcast wherever you get your podcasts, or you can listen Add |
| 1:22.5 | Free by joining Wondry Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondry app. |
| 1:28.1 | Season 2, episode 16, CC Moore cracks cold cases with genealogy. |
| 1:35.8 | This is the first Unsung Science episode that's ever come with a parental advisory. |
| 1:40.4 | I'll tone it down as much as I can, but here it is. |
| 1:43.8 | This episode involves some grown-up topics, like violence, crime, and mitochondrial DNA |
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