Episode 87 Christine Franke Parts 1 & 2

In 2001, Orlando bartender and college student Christine Franke was attacked, shot, sexually assaulted and robbed in her own apartment.  The evidence showed that she had just walked in the door from work when her assailant struck. DNA was collected from Christine’s person. Her romantic partner told police of a stalker, who was tracked down after an extensive investigation. The DNA ruled him out.  After 17 years, police finally turned to the burgeoning new technique, forensic genealogy, which led them to focus on a very large family in Georgia.  In this early forensic genealogy case, reference samples obtained from family members via a ruse led to the killer, and obtained justice for Christine, but left the killer’s family feeling manipulated. 

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