Lauren Clark

But this really, really affected her. I mean, this was her big, cool sister. It was like the mid-90s. She was like all grunge. She was just everything Stephanie wanted to be. So then Stephanie growing up and having that void in her life and always having these questions, you know, it was hard for her.

And she told us, you know, every year her mom would send a note or call the sheriff's office, be like, hey, is anything going on? But It wasn't really a big push. And Stephanie kind of wanted to really push and ask questions. But some friends told her, like, make sure you're in a good place to take this on. Because once you take this on, it's going to be a lot. So it took a little while.

And she told us, you know, every year her mom would send a note or call the sheriff's office, be like, hey, is anything going on? But It wasn't really a big push. And Stephanie kind of wanted to really push and ask questions. But some friends told her, like, make sure you're in a good place to take this on. Because once you take this on, it's going to be a lot. So it took a little while.

And she told us, you know, every year her mom would send a note or call the sheriff's office, be like, hey, is anything going on? But It wasn't really a big push. And Stephanie kind of wanted to really push and ask questions. But some friends told her, like, make sure you're in a good place to take this on. Because once you take this on, it's going to be a lot. So it took a little while.

And she got to a place where she really felt like, all right, now's the time. And so it wasn't until really 2020 that she was let in to see the pieces of the investigation, to see the autopsy. She chose to look at the autopsy photos herself. And that's when she was told that, no, they really believe that this was a homicide.

And she got to a place where she really felt like, all right, now's the time. And so it wasn't until really 2020 that she was let in to see the pieces of the investigation, to see the autopsy. She chose to look at the autopsy photos herself. And that's when she was told that, no, they really believe that this was a homicide.

And she got to a place where she really felt like, all right, now's the time. And so it wasn't until really 2020 that she was let in to see the pieces of the investigation, to see the autopsy. She chose to look at the autopsy photos herself. And that's when she was told that, no, they really believe that this was a homicide.

Yeah. Elfmont's dedication to this really was key to getting this solved. I mean, we've read his case notes. He did everything. He talked to everyone he could. And he had the enthusiasm to think outside the box a little bit, which ended up being what this case really needed.

Yeah. Elfmont's dedication to this really was key to getting this solved. I mean, we've read his case notes. He did everything. He talked to everyone he could. And he had the enthusiasm to think outside the box a little bit, which ended up being what this case really needed.

Yeah. Elfmont's dedication to this really was key to getting this solved. I mean, we've read his case notes. He did everything. He talked to everyone he could. And he had the enthusiasm to think outside the box a little bit, which ended up being what this case really needed.

Yeah, I mean, it's pretty wild, honestly, what they're able to do now. These weren't just rootless hairs. These were like naturally shed arm hairs. They thought they were like little too. But back in 1996, you know, DNA technology was relatively new. It's not nearly advanced. It's where we are now.

Yeah, I mean, it's pretty wild, honestly, what they're able to do now. These weren't just rootless hairs. These were like naturally shed arm hairs. They thought they were like little too. But back in 1996, you know, DNA technology was relatively new. It's not nearly advanced. It's where we are now.

Yeah, I mean, it's pretty wild, honestly, what they're able to do now. These weren't just rootless hairs. These were like naturally shed arm hairs. They thought they were like little too. But back in 1996, you know, DNA technology was relatively new. It's not nearly advanced. It's where we are now.

This is something that is still new in the law enforcement community, that this is a possibility that, you know, there are these companies out there like this Astraea Labs that Tom Elfman connected with, that they have like their own proprietary methods and software where they literally grind down biological samples to get as much of the DNA, as much of the cells in there as they can.

This is something that is still new in the law enforcement community, that this is a possibility that, you know, there are these companies out there like this Astraea Labs that Tom Elfman connected with, that they have like their own proprietary methods and software where they literally grind down biological samples to get as much of the DNA, as much of the cells in there as they can.

This is something that is still new in the law enforcement community, that this is a possibility that, you know, there are these companies out there like this Astraea Labs that Tom Elfman connected with, that they have like their own proprietary methods and software where they literally grind down biological samples to get as much of the DNA, as much of the cells in there as they can.

And then they use computer technology to amplify the DNA in there. Sounds expensive. So, yeah, another thing about these DNA tests, they are very expensive. It can get into the thousands of dollars. And something in this case that really stood out to us is Tom Elfman told us he went to Sheriff Springer and was like, hey, can I spend some money here? Could I go to these outside labs?

And then they use computer technology to amplify the DNA in there. Sounds expensive. So, yeah, another thing about these DNA tests, they are very expensive. It can get into the thousands of dollars. And something in this case that really stood out to us is Tom Elfman told us he went to Sheriff Springer and was like, hey, can I spend some money here? Could I go to these outside labs?

And then they use computer technology to amplify the DNA in there. Sounds expensive. So, yeah, another thing about these DNA tests, they are very expensive. It can get into the thousands of dollars. And something in this case that really stood out to us is Tom Elfman told us he went to Sheriff Springer and was like, hey, can I spend some money here? Could I go to these outside labs?

And Sheriff Springer told him, like, do what you got to do. I'm not going to let money get in the way of this. And that was a really big commitment and something that enabled them to do the testing they needed to get the break in this case.