Episode 39 Lisa Ziegert Parts 1 & 2
In 1992, aspiring 24 year-old teacher Lisa Ziegert was abducted from her second job – the clerk at a gift and collectibles shop in Agawam, Massachusetts. Her family’s worst fears came true just days later, when Lisa’s body was found on Easter Sunday, dumped in a site many felt would only be known to locals. After decades of false hopes, red herrings, and dead-end leads, Agawam investigators turned to phenotyping to narrow down their pool of suspects. Knowing the genetic makeup of the male who left his DNA on Lisa allowed them to pinpoint 11 suspects who had the right characteristics, and who had never given DNA samples. And one of those 11 was so spooked by the arrival of investigators on his doorstep, he confessed to all of it. It turned out it was far from the first time police on the Ziegert case had interacted with him.
(Be sure to tune in for part 2 of this episode about Lisa's case available now)