Chapter
Possible Break in Cold Case?
28:54 - 32:55 (04:01)
A booking photo from 1998 in Florida has been compared to a sketch of a murder suspect, potentially leading to a break in the cold case.
Clips
After years of dead ends, Detective Jensen and genealogist CeCe Moore solved the case of the murder of Helene Pruszynski through genealogy and DNA analysis, leading to the arrest of the killer, Raymond Rowe, 26 years later.
28:54 - 29:53 (00:59)
Summary
After years of dead ends, Detective Jensen and genealogist CeCe Moore solved the case of the murder of Helene Pruszynski through genealogy and DNA analysis, leading to the arrest of the killer, Raymond Rowe, 26 years later.
ChapterPossible Break in Cold Case?
EpisodeA Promise to Helene
PodcastDateline NBC
A team of detectives solves a cold case about the murder of a woman in 1988 using genetic genealogy to track down and arrest a suspect after more than 30 years.
29:53 - 31:48 (01:55)
Summary
A team of detectives solves a cold case about the murder of a woman in 1988 using genetic genealogy to track down and arrest a suspect after more than 30 years.
ChapterPossible Break in Cold Case?
EpisodeA Promise to Helene
PodcastDateline NBC
A DNA sample from a suspect's beer mug solved the murder of a 21-year-old woman named Helene Pruszynski, who was slain in 1980.
31:48 - 32:55 (01:06)
Summary
A DNA sample from a suspect's beer mug solved the murder of a 21-year-old woman named Helene Pruszynski, who was slain in 1980. However, the statute of limitations had expired on the rape, meaning the suspect, Alex Christopher Ewing, could admit to it with no consequence.