DNA helps detective clear up 2 brutal California killings | 20/20 ‘Badass Detective’ Part 1

For a long time, regulation enforcement officers in Sunnyvale, California, had been haunted by the brutal murders of two younger ladies: 18-year-old Estella Mena and 15-year-old Karen Stitt. Their our bodies had been found with a number of stab wounds. Their murders, which occurred just a few years aside, went unsolved for years till one native detective took on the chilly instances. Detective Matt Hutchison grew up in the identical neighborhood the place the younger women’ our bodies had been discovered. He started investigating their murders, and his division turned early adopters of forensic genetic family tree simply as breakthrough know-how began gaining widespread consideration. Using grit, disguises and cutting-edge forensics, Detective Hutchison’s relentless pursuit finally led him and his accomplice to the killers. Stream the newest 20/20 ‘Badass Detective’ full episode on Disney+ and Hulu, underneath Season 48, Episode 12.

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