Hi, crime junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers.

And I'm Britt.

And before we jump in, I have to share something amazing with all of you, something that you

should all be really proud of. If you are brand new here, what you need to know is that

crime junkie is not just about telling stories. It's about helping real people behind the

stories. And you likely heard our previous announcement that in the last year we founded

an on-profit called Season of Justice that funds advanced DNA testing to solve cold cases.

But, we're also super involved with other organizations outside of ours. Like, we sponsor

a number of organizations who are actually doing testing for Jane and John Does to give

them their name back. And recently, we were able to help give David John Myleck his name

back, after he'd just been known as the Granite County Doe since 2014. Now, that on its own

is incredible. But then, we got this email. Two, Ashley and Britt and the amazing people

at AudioCheck. I was late to the world of podcasts, but my co-workers recommended crime junkie

a couple of years ago, and I have been hooked ever since. I listen on my commute almost

every day and hear about the great things you all do, including donating to organizations

that help solve crimes. Never in a million years did I think that my family would benefit

from your kindness and generosity. My cousin walked away from our family in 2011 for personal

reasons we didn't understand. Our family isn't the best at communicating, especially about

personal matters, but he was an adult and he had every right to choose his own path.

We all wished him well and hoped he was happy. Then, about a month ago, my aunt and uncle

got a knock on the door, asking them to come down to the Sheriff's Department to collect

DNA to match against unidentified skeletal remains found in another state in 2014.

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