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Detective Emily Em Carter discusses current serial killer cases and forensic advancements in law enforcement.

# SEO-Friendly Podcast Episode Description **Serial Killers in 2025: Cold Cases Solved, Active Investigations, and What Modern Forensics Reveals** Pull up a chair and join Detective Emily Em Carter as she breaks down the most current serial killer cases, investigations, and breakthroughs shaking law enforcement across North America and beyond. This is not a greatest hits episode—this is what's unfolding *right now*. From the **Toronto cold case breakthrough** using cutting-edge genetic genealogy to identify Kenneth Smith as the killer of three women murdered in the 1980s and 1990s, to the **Houston and Buffalo Bayou bodies** sparking fears of an active serial killer, to the **Phoenix death sentence** of Cleophus Cooksey Junior for eight murders, Detective Carter walks listeners through real investigative techniques, forensic breakthroughs, and the patterns hidden in plain sight. **In This Episode:** - How familial DNA and genealogical databases are solving decades-old serial murders - Linkage analysis and victimology in active investigations - The difference between public panic and evidence-based law enforcement - Why marginalized communities face the highest risk from serial…

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Host: Detective Emily Em Carter

Topics covered

• genetic genealogy
• cold cases
• forensic breakthroughs
• serial killers
• active investigations
• law enforcement
• victimology

Keywords

• genetic genealogy
• cold cases
• serial killers
• forensic science
• active investigations
• victimology
• law enforcement

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Places: Toronto, Houston, Buffalo Bayou, Phoenix

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