Cracking Cold Cases Using Investigative Genetic Genealogy

Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

For the past few years, Cairenn Binder and her team of students at Ramapo College of New Jersey’s IGG Center have been using investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) to identify human remains, solve violent crimes, and help exonerate the wrongfully convicted. In this exclusive episode of Murder, She Told, Cairenn gives a behind-the-scenes look at the process of cracking the toughest of unsolved cases with IGG, shares what her students are currently working on, what it takes to become a genetic genealogist, and so much more. Episode sources and photos: https://murdershetold.com/episodes/investigative-genetic-genealogy Support the show: https://www.murdershetold.com/support Instagram: @murdershetoldpodcast TikTok: @murdershetold Facebook: /mstpodcast Website: murdershetold.com ----- Sponsors: BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/shetold Jenni Kayne: Get 15% off with code SHETOLD15 at jennikayne.com/SHETOLD15 Shopify: Sign up for your $1-per-month trial period at Shopify.com/shetold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.5	If you've listened to even a few true crime podcasts or watched a documentary or two,
0:39.1	chances are you've come across investigative genetic genealogy, or IGG. Murder, she told, has highlighted some recently solved cases from
0:45.2	the 70s and 80s, like the murders of Rita Curran and Laura Kempton that were cracked thanks to
0:50.4	IGG. But what exactly is IgG and how does it work? For the past few years, Karen Binder and her
0:57.6	team of students at Ramapo College in New Jersey have been using it to identify human remains,
1:03.0	solve violent crimes, and even help exonerate the wrongfully convicted. I sat down with Karen
1:08.5	to ask all my burning questions. What's it like using IgG to crack a case?
1:13.7	What are her students currently working on? What does it take to become a genetic genealogist?
1:18.5	And so much more. So if you're the type to Google everyone your best friend dates,
1:23.3	or if you're just curious about the real-world experiences of solving crime in the behind-the-scenes work that goes into it, this episode is for you.
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