Rachel Houlihan

I'm telling you this story because that patient person sitting next to George is the scientist behind this claim, a scientist who works for Viagard Acumetrics.

I'm telling you this story because that patient person sitting next to George is the scientist behind this claim, a scientist who works for Viagard Acumetrics.

Kyle. Kyle Sui. The same Kyle Corral would argue with years later about conflicting paternity tests. When this Diefenbaker love child story broke back in 2013, the commercial DNA market was just taking off, with companies like 23andMe making these kinds of tests mainstream. Kyle was a brand new hire at Acumetrix, and he was going to help put this company on the map for better or worse.

Kyle. Kyle Sui. The same Kyle Corral would argue with years later about conflicting paternity tests. When this Diefenbaker love child story broke back in 2013, the commercial DNA market was just taking off, with companies like 23andMe making these kinds of tests mainstream. Kyle was a brand new hire at Acumetrix, and he was going to help put this company on the map for better or worse.

And the testing is 99.99% accurate. 99.99% accurate. This is the promise, the sales pitch that Acumetrix will use to grow its business, to sell its services around the world, doing everything from dog breed analysis to paternity tests. And while we can't confirm or refute anything about George Dryden's father, former prime minister or otherwise, that's not the point.

And the testing is 99.99% accurate. 99.99% accurate. This is the promise, the sales pitch that Acumetrix will use to grow its business, to sell its services around the world, doing everything from dog breed analysis to paternity tests. And while we can't confirm or refute anything about George Dryden's father, former prime minister or otherwise, that's not the point.

The point is that George died a few years ago, at peace with his identity and believing what Accumetrix told him. And in the years that followed that media splash, countless pregnant women and potential fathers would also believe Accumetrix. believe the company sold them not just a prenatal paternity test, but that peace of mind.

The point is that George died a few years ago, at peace with his identity and believing what Accumetrix told him. And in the years that followed that media splash, countless pregnant women and potential fathers would also believe Accumetrix. believe the company sold them not just a prenatal paternity test, but that peace of mind.

You know, like, it's obviously legit. It's a DNA company. Yet behind the promise and the publicity, behind the closed doors at this lab, things were not what they seemed. And the people who work there have a very different version of the truth.

You know, like, it's obviously legit. It's a DNA company. Yet behind the promise and the publicity, behind the closed doors at this lab, things were not what they seemed. And the people who work there have a very different version of the truth.

I'm Rachel Houlihan. This is Bad Results, Chapter 3. Stick to the script. At this point, my co-host Jorge and I are many months into our investigation. We had so many questions. Who works there? What do they do? What do they know? It had been a frustrating chase. Employees kept flaking on us, not returning calls or saying they want to talk, but can't or won't. What are they so scared of?

I'm Rachel Houlihan. This is Bad Results, Chapter 3. Stick to the script. At this point, my co-host Jorge and I are many months into our investigation. We had so many questions. Who works there? What do they do? What do they know? It had been a frustrating chase. Employees kept flaking on us, not returning calls or saying they want to talk, but can't or won't. What are they so scared of?

So it feels like a lucky break when Samantha Friday actually shows up.

So it feels like a lucky break when Samantha Friday actually shows up.

We've parked on a residential side street just around the corner from the company's headquarters. Sam hasn't been in this area for a while.

We've parked on a residential side street just around the corner from the company's headquarters. Sam hasn't been in this area for a while.

Does that surprise you?

Does that surprise you?

When Sam first started working at Acumetrix back in 2018, she was pretty desperate.

When Sam first started working at Acumetrix back in 2018, she was pretty desperate.