Correspondent Natalie Morales and Producers Jenna Jackson and Mary Murphy examine the DNA technology that cracked the cold case of Mary Catherine Edwards’ murder. They discuss a detective and genetic genealogist who sifted through nearly 7,500 names on a family tree to identify a single killer, Clayton Foreman, and how police and a Texas Ranger arrested him. They also discuss how the Smith & Wesson handcuffs used to bind Mary Catherine came full circle and the revelation that she had been a bridesmaid at the Foremans’ wedding. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Welcome back to a new episode of Postmortem. I'm CBS News correspondent Natalie Morales. I'm filling in for Anne-Marie Greene.
She is on assignment right now for 48 hours, but I am here with the fabulous producers of this hour, Jenna Jackson and Mary Murphy, to talk about our most recent report on the case of Mary Catherine Edwards, who was murdered in the mid-1990s in Beaumont, Texas, and her case went cold for decades.
Mary and Jenna, thanks so much for joining me today to break down the case and all the work that went into putting this together. Thanks for having us. Yeah. Now, remember, for you who are listening, if you haven't listened to this 48 Hours episode yet, you can find the full audio just below this episode in your podcast feed. Just go take a listen, then come right back here for our conversation.
Mary and Jenna, we can all agree that this is probably one of the most remarkable cold cases I think that we have worked on, right?
Oh, yeah. I mean, and the components between the familial testing and the family tree just growing and growing and growing and what everybody had to do to whittle it down. And then there's just this kind of astonishing twist that no one could have predicted.
And you have a husband-wife detective team, which is always fun. And then you throw a Texas Ranger in the mix, which, what could we love more than that?
I'll tell you, I loved interviewing a Texas Ranger. I mean, he walked in with his faux croc-embossed cowboy boots with the Texas Ranger seal on it. He had the ring. He had the hat. I mean, it was the full effect and the great storytelling. I mean, Ranger Bess is... is incredible.
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