Project 525: Missing and Murdered Children

About this episode

This episode discusses the issue of unidentified remains of children and how families can finally find answers.

Othram began to realize that a lot of unidentified remains cases languishing on shelves in law enforcement offices belonged to children. Children that remained unidentified for decades. Meanwhile, loved ones never gave up hope. There is a solution to this issue, and it’s less of a lift than you would think. In this episode, families finally find answers, and get a chance to say goodbye. America’s Crime Lab is a true crime podcast about how science solves cold cases, missing persons, and other unsolved cases. Hosted by journalist and clinical psychologist Elin Lantz Lesser, and powered by Othram’s forensic DNA lab, the show connects the science to the story, revealing what really happens in the lab and why it matters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Elin Lantz Lesser

Topics covered

• missing children
• unidentified remains
• forensic science
• cold cases
• family closure

Keywords

• missing children
• unidentified remains
• forensic DNA
• cold cases
• family closure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Othram

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