30 Years Later, DNA Finally Revealed the Killer: The Case of Mandy Stavik

About this episode

This episode discusses the 30-year unsolved murder case of Mandy Stavik and the DNA breakthrough that identified her killer.

🎙️30 Years Later, DNA Finally Revealed the Killer: The Case of Mandy Stavik In this episode: In 1989, 18-year-old Mandy Stavik disappeared while out for a jog near her home in rural Washington. Her murder remained unsolved for nearly three decades, leaving her family and community searching for answers. Then, a shocking breakthrough and a clever DNA collection operation finally identified the killer after 30 years. In this episode, we break down the investigation, the evidence, and how one cold case was ultimately brought to justice. #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast #CrimeStory #MandyStavik #TrueCrimeStorytime #ColdCases #Unsolved #NetflixDocumentary #TrueStory #IWishYouWereHerePod #UnsolvedMystery #truecrimestoryteller 🎧 Listen to the Podcast Apple Podcasts:I Wish You Were Here on Apple Podcast Spotify:I Wish You Were Here on Spotify All Platforms: https://hoo.be/mshellllly 🤝 This Episode Is Sponsored By QUINCE Go to https://quince.com/wish for free shipping and 365 day returns! 🔗 Link: https://quince.com/wish 🤝 This Episode Is Sponsored By STORYWORTH Go to https://storyworth.com/wish to save up to $20! 🔗 Link: https://storyworth.com/wish 🤝 This Episode Is Sponsored…

People in this episode

Host: Michelle Cuervo

Topics covered

• cold case
• DNA evidence
• true crime
• investigation
• justice
• unsolved mystery

Keywords

• Mandy Stavik
• true crime
• cold case
• DNA
• murder investigation
• justice
• unsolved mystery

Sponsors

QUINCE, STORYWORTH, ZocDoc

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Washington

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