Searching for Soldier Dad: 2. Eureka

World of Secrets

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary

4.7 • 765 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

How did the hunt for an American serial killer inspire DNA detectives in Kenya?

Growing up, Kenyan lawyer Kelvin Kubai admired the British soldiers stationed in Nanyuki. Now, he is on a mission to hold them accountable.

Orphan Yvonne was told her dad died when she was a baby. She hopes to find relatives in the UK. But could she get much more?

Searching for Soldier Dad is a BBC Long Form Audio production for the BBC World Service.

Please note, the image being used is for illustrative purposes only and the child depicted is a model.

Presenter: Ivana Davidovic Series producer: Josephine Casserly Sound design: Tom Brignell Executive producer: Matt Willis Commissioning senior producers: Katy Davis and Anne Dixey Commissioning editor: Jon Manel

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
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0:10.8	These were immensely popular.
0:13.0	But if you also like looking back,
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0:17.6	Proof that being a historian is a very exciting job.
0:19.7	Covering everything.
0:20.7	From epic events.
0:21.8	It was the year 1666.
0:23.8	Two personal stories.
0:25.0	It was an anxiety that people felt even in the ancient world.
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0:34.3	Search History on BBC Sounds.
0:38.5	Episodes of World of Secrets are released weekly, wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
0:43.8	But if you can't wait, you can listen to the full series right now, first, on BBC Sounds.
0:56.0	It's April 2018. Armed police are staking out a house on a typical suburban street in California.
1:03.0	Think well-manicured lawns and swimming pools.
1:07.0	Officers from the sheriff's fugitive apprehension team watch from their truck as an elderly man with wisps of gray hair emerges from the door.
1:15.6	This is the moment they've been waiting for.
1:18.6	One of the officers approaches, and within seconds, the old man is on the ground, handcuffed.
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