Relisten to The Girlfriends: Spotlight: Rose Solves, At Least, 86 Cold Cases

Relisten to The Girlfriends: Spotlight: Rose Solves, At Least, 86 Cold Cases

From The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight by iHeartPodcasts and Novel

July 20, 2026 · 41 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Rose Brady's efforts to solve cold rape cases using stored biological evidence.

Rose Brady’s job running Baltimore County’s SVU was a frustrating one. The sexual violence crimes she and her team were investigating were just the tip of the iceberg. Her department was sitting on thousands of unsolved rape cases, dating back decades - with little hope of ever finding the perpetrators. That was until Rose made an incredible discovery: At a local hospital, a diligent forensic pathologist had kept in storage all the biological evidence from every rape exam he had ever performed. This could be the key to getting justice for hundreds of desperate women. This is a story of hard work, dogged persistence and a series of incredible coincidences… Rose has her own show with her daughter, Sam: Sgt. Brady's Crime Podcast (not affiliated with The Girlfriends: Spotlight): https://podfollow.com/1560081982 If you’ve been affected by sexual violence, there are organisations which can help. In the US: https://www.nsvrc.org/survivors In the UK: https://survivorsnetwork.org.uk/get-help/ The Girlfriends: Spotlight is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts. For more from Novel visit Novel.Audio

Topics covered

  • cold cases
  • sexual violence
  • forensic evidence
  • justice
  • crime investigation

Keywords

  • cold cases
  • sexual violence
  • forensic pathologist
  • Baltimore
  • justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Baltimore County’s SVU, Sgt. Brady's Crime Podcast, NSVRC, Survivors Network

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