About this episode
The episode discusses the mysterious death of Kenneth 'Kenny' Floyd and the challenges investigators face in solving his case due to lost DNA records.
When Kenneth “Kenny” Floyd was found dead inside his apartment in Aurora, Colorado, in 1995, detectives found a clue they hoped would lead right to his killer — a trail of their suspect’s blood leading from Kenny’s door to the front of his building. That blood evidence allowed investigators to develop a DNA profile that they traced to one particular island in the Caribbean, bringing them closer than ever to finding answers for Kenny’s close-knit family. But a series of volcanic eruptions on the island destroyed the very records investigators needed to ID Kenny’s killer. Still, the genealogist working on Kenny’s case is hopeful that if more people with ancestry from that island, or the East Coast of the United States, upload their DNA profiles to GEDMatch and select the option to opt-in for law enforcement, she’ll be able to fill in the rest of the suspect’s family tree….and if she can do that, investigators might be able to finally close this case.
Topics covered
- true crime
- murder investigation
- DNA evidence
- genealogy
- unsolved cases
Keywords
- Kenneth Floyd
- murder
- DNA profile
- genealogy
- Aurora Colorado
- unsolved murder
- GEDMatch
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GEDMatch
Places: Aurora, Colorado, Caribbean
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