Blood Relatives, Episode 2

About this episode

Heidi explores how the victims' family members took on the role of detectives, challenging the police's initial conclusions.

Heidi visits an unlikely group of detectives: the victims’ extended family. Their sleuthing upended the police’s original theory of the case. New Yorker subscribers get full, ad-free access to “Blood Relatives” and every season of In the Dark. In Apple Podcasts, tap the link at the top of the feed to subscribe or link an existing subscription. Or visit newyorker.com/dark to subscribe and listen in the New Yorker app. In the Dark has merch! Buy specially designed hats, T-shirts, and totes for yourself or a loved one at store.newyorker.com . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

People in this episode

Host: Heidi

Topics covered

• detectives
• family
• police theory
• investigation
• true crime

Keywords

• detectives
• family investigation
• true crime
• police theory
• Blood Relatives

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New Yorker

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