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I'm Amber Hunt and this is Accused the Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Andes.

On the last episode.

And it's only in the 1970s that we begin to suddenly see this as a dramatic rise in these unsolved homicides

that seem similar could potentially be linked together.

You know Ted Bundy's kind of our artyotipical modern or postmodern serial killer.

In today's world of forensic files and CSI, it's tough to imagine a universe without DNA.

A tiny piece of a latexed love and some broken glass with the only clues.

I always love Peter Thomas's intro on forensic files. His rundown of the minute physical evidence used by scientists to ruin otherwise perfect crimes

always made me think of a super nerdy maghiver or something.

But, last, even the TV shows based on real life oversimplified just how tough crimes solving can be, especially when you're dealing with a cold case.

When Beth Andes was killed in 1978, no one had heard of DNA.

Fingerprints were standard and polygraphs were cutting edge, but DNA wouldn't be used in a criminal trial for eight long years.

It'd be even longer before police departments were trained in how to properly collect it.

It's one of those things that happened before I was even born.

I hear it. Yeah, I was two months old.

For me to jump in and take a look at this thing, it's definitely interesting and a study in police practices in the 70s.

Oxford, Lieutenant Jeff Robinson is a 35-year-old man investigating a 37-year-old case.

In fairness, you know, my eye is looking at it. I'm looking at it with 2015-2016.

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