W&C Reconsidered: Barbara Rae-Venter

Women and Crime

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True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Ep 273: Reconsidered: 26 - Barbara Rae-Venter Original Airdate: 09/15/20 Now a genetic genealogist this women is best known for her groundbreaking work on the Golden State Killer case, she was recently named one of Time's 100 most influential people of 2019. What people don’t know, however, is that she also played an integral role in solving a 30 year cold case . Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Sources for Today's Episode: New York Times Geneologyconsult.com (her website) Oxygen ABC News Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga Audio Editor, Script Editor, Music by Dessert Media Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Women in Crime Reconsidered, where we are revisiting our old catalog and bringing new insights or updates.
0:13.8	Today's episode is episode number 26, the Barbara Ray Ventnor story.
0:19.0	Hi, Megan.
0:19.5	Hey, Barbara Ray! Yes, this was actually one of my Hi, Megan. Hey, Barbara Ray.
0:21.9	Yes, this was actually one of my first, oh, no, this was actually my first trailblazer
0:26.8	episode.
0:27.8	You had done Kathleen Zellner.
0:29.3	Yes.
0:29.9	A few episodes before, but this was my first one.
0:33.0	Yeah, such a cool episode.
0:34.5	And I really enjoyed re-listening to this one, and I forgot just how
0:37.8	incredible genetic genealogy is and how
0:40.8	incredible Barbara is. Yeah. So be sure to stick
0:43.3	around after today's episode to hear the current
0:45.6	state of the field of genetic genealogy and what
0:48.4	Barbara is doing now. For now, let's go ahead and hear our
0:51.5	original coverage of the Barbara Ray Vettner story.
0:54.8	Recently named one of Times 100 most influential people of 2019, this woman is best known for her groundbreaking work in the Golden State Killer Case.
1:04.4	What people don't know, however, is that she also played an integral role in solving a 30-year-old cold case.
1:16.1	Music an integral role in solving a 30-year-old cold case. This is episode 26, the Barbara Ray Venter story.
1:46.6	This is episode 26. Hi, Megan. Hi, Megan.
1:48.2	Hi, Amy. How are you?
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