Lisa Olson

Did her demeanor change at all when she's telling you that she was there and knew he was dead?

Did her demeanor change at all when she's telling you that she was there and knew he was dead?

I moved to Texas from Seattle, which was the hunting ground of the Green River Killer. And he got away with his crimes for much longer because some of his victims weren't identified. So I became really interested in this whole world of America's silent mass disaster, the 40,000 unidentified victims of murder, suicide, and accidents that are all over our country.

I moved to Texas from Seattle, which was the hunting ground of the Green River Killer. And he got away with his crimes for much longer because some of his victims weren't identified. So I became really interested in this whole world of America's silent mass disaster, the 40,000 unidentified victims of murder, suicide, and accidents that are all over our country.

So when I came to Texas, I met Dr. Derrick, who was already diving into this serial killing case.

So when I came to Texas, I met Dr. Derrick, who was already diving into this serial killing case.

Absolutely. In the 2000s, she discovered that, in fact, a third of Coral's victims had never been identified, even though many of them were from the same neighborhood. Her first time into the morgue, she goes in to the cold storage unit and she is assigned as a forensic anthropologist to these unidentified cases. And she finds these boxes of bones and she's very galvanized by that.

Absolutely. In the 2000s, she discovered that, in fact, a third of Coral's victims had never been identified, even though many of them were from the same neighborhood. Her first time into the morgue, she goes in to the cold storage unit and she is assigned as a forensic anthropologist to these unidentified cases. And she finds these boxes of bones and she's very galvanized by that.

And she's able to use, you know, all the tools that we read about in CSI, of course, you know, DNA. DNA comparisons to siblings and parents and her new technology to find clues that lead her to the siblings and the parents who were still looking for them all these years later.

And she's able to use, you know, all the tools that we read about in CSI, of course, you know, DNA. DNA comparisons to siblings and parents and her new technology to find clues that lead her to the siblings and the parents who were still looking for them all these years later.

She had parents who met in the neighborhood. She had cousins who grew up in this neighborhood. So she really took this personally. She felt these were crimes that once they were discovered really affected a whole generation of people.

She had parents who met in the neighborhood. She had cousins who grew up in this neighborhood. So she really took this personally. She felt these were crimes that once they were discovered really affected a whole generation of people.

And she knew there would be people out there still looking, people whose grief was what they say are frozen, you know, people who weren't able to mourn their lost loved relatives because they didn't know for sure what had happened to them. When you look back at the cases, it's really heartbreaking how many times the parents tried to get the police to do something.

And she knew there would be people out there still looking, people whose grief was what they say are frozen, you know, people who weren't able to mourn their lost loved relatives because they didn't know for sure what had happened to them. When you look back at the cases, it's really heartbreaking how many times the parents tried to get the police to do something.

And at the time, the attitude was, no, they ran away. And actually, even after the crimes were found, the police chief at the time blamed the parents for not being more sort of attentive. He refused to believe that his officers should have noticed that there was a serial killer at work. And so Dr. Derrick became very personally and professionally engaged in this case.

And at the time, the attitude was, no, they ran away. And actually, even after the crimes were found, the police chief at the time blamed the parents for not being more sort of attentive. He refused to believe that his officers should have noticed that there was a serial killer at work. And so Dr. Derrick became very personally and professionally engaged in this case.

She took the police report home. She read it late at night, and she noticed names of kids who had been forgotten, like Randy Harvey is one of the names. His sister had called multiple times saying, my brother would never leave and not tell my mom and I where he went. So she's trying to find the family's To link them to the bodies.

She took the police report home. She read it late at night, and she noticed names of kids who had been forgotten, like Randy Harvey is one of the names. His sister had called multiple times saying, my brother would never leave and not tell my mom and I where he went. So she's trying to find the family's To link them to the bodies.

And the first one she does find is Randy Harvey, who had been riding his bike to work on the day he disappeared. And he had gone off with his bell-bottom pants, with his shirt with the peace sign on it. So she describes Lenore Harvey, Randy's little sister, as being sort of almost giddy seeing his clothing change. Because she could never resolve in her heart for sure that he had died.

And the first one she does find is Randy Harvey, who had been riding his bike to work on the day he disappeared. And he had gone off with his bell-bottom pants, with his shirt with the peace sign on it. So she describes Lenore Harvey, Randy's little sister, as being sort of almost giddy seeing his clothing change. Because she could never resolve in her heart for sure that he had died.