Juror Aaron Ellis

By 2018, there was a way to take the DNA left at a crime scene and search for biological relatives. A program, GEDmatch, scarfs up all the DNA from people who agree to share it with law enforcement and upload it when they use sites like Ancestry.com and 23andMe.

By 2018, there was a way to take the DNA left at a crime scene and search for biological relatives. A program, GEDmatch, scarfs up all the DNA from people who agree to share it with law enforcement and upload it when they use sites like Ancestry.com and 23andMe.

So in April 2020, the DNA from Catherine Edwards' crime scene went to Othram, a lab outside of Houston for testing.

So in April 2020, the DNA from Catherine Edwards' crime scene went to Othram, a lab outside of Houston for testing.

So in April 2020, the DNA from Catherine Edwards' crime scene went to Othram, a lab outside of Houston for testing.

But the number of names to pursue was overwhelming.

But the number of names to pursue was overwhelming.

But the number of names to pursue was overwhelming.

Aaron's wife, Tina, an auto crimes detective, began using her off hours to help sort through it. The matches were all Cajun.

Aaron's wife, Tina, an auto crimes detective, began using her off hours to help sort through it. The matches were all Cajun.

Aaron's wife, Tina, an auto crimes detective, began using her off hours to help sort through it. The matches were all Cajun.

So Tina went back to Katherine's journals looking for clues.

So Tina went back to Katherine's journals looking for clues.

So Tina went back to Katherine's journals looking for clues.

And as she was building out the branches, one of the names on the family tree kept coming up.

And as she was building out the branches, one of the names on the family tree kept coming up.

And as she was building out the branches, one of the names on the family tree kept coming up.

And when they called her, they found out Shara had been building her family tree.

And when they called her, they found out Shara had been building her family tree.

And when they called her, they found out Shara had been building her family tree.