Lisa Olson
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And so when she gets the proof and she realizes that she's been right all along, she has a huge sense of relief. She's able to have a memorial service for her brother.
And so when she gets the proof and she realizes that she's been right all along, she has a huge sense of relief. She's able to have a memorial service for her brother.
It was originally thought to be 27, and it's definitely 30. It could be as many as 40. And she goes on to be able to provide those answers to family after family.
It was originally thought to be 27, and it's definitely 30. It could be as many as 40. And she goes on to be able to provide those answers to family after family.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.