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Cold case investigation techniques×3Unsolved homicide investigation×2Cold Case Investigation Methodology×2Cold case investigation and DNA evidence re-examinationFamily inheritance disputes and financial motive in homicide casesDNA profiling and YSTR testing for paternal line identificationWitness cooperation and attorney invocation in criminal investigationsReal estate development as potential criminal motiveForensic evidence collection and preservation over decadesSerial killer pattern analysis across jurisdictions

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Nov 19, 2025

Margaret Reimann (Queen of Spades, California)

Cold case investigation and DNA evidence re-examinationFamily inheritance disputes and financial motive in homicide casesDNA profiling and YSTR testing for paternal line identification

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Nov 26, 2025

Charles “Chuck” McGraw (10 of Spades, Indiana)

Illegal Sports Betting OperationsHospital Procurement Fraud and Kickback SchemesOrganized Crime Connections in Midwest

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Dec 3, 2025

Tyra Garcia (Queen of Diamonds, California)

Cold Case DNA AnalysisMissing Persons Investigation ProtocolsLaw Enforcement Bias in Case Prioritization

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Dec 10, 2025

Karen Streed (4 of Spades, Iowa)

Unsolved murder investigation - Karen Street 1971Hitchhiking safety and predatory violenceCold case DNA testing and evidence degradation

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Dec 17, 2025

Paris Matthews (6 of Hearts, Florida)

Unsolved homicide investigationDNA evidence analysis and CODIS database matchingDrug-related crime and robbery motives

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Dec 24, 2025

REMEMBERING: Donna Ingersoll (10 of Clubs, Minnesota)

Cold Case Investigation ProceduresMissing Persons Protocol and Response TimesForensic Evidence Collection and Analysis

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Dec 31, 2025

REMEMBERING: Debra Espey (6 of Clubs, Florida)

Cold case investigation techniquesDNA evidence degradation and re-testing protocolsPolygraph test reliability and manipulation

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Jan 7, 2026

Theresa Dusevitch (Queen of Diamonds, Florida)

Cold Case Investigation MethodologyDNA Evidence Retesting and TechnologyWitness Statement Inconsistencies

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Jan 14, 2026

Shad Gandy Kaydea (2 of Spades, Rhode Island)

Unsolved homicide investigationCircumstantial evidence standards in prosecutionLife insurance fraud and motive

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Jan 21, 2026

Thomas Mather (Seven of Diamonds from Iowa)

Unsolved homicide investigation - rural Iowa 1991Spousal suspicion in murder cases without physical evidencePolygraph test reliability and investigative limitations

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Jan 28, 2026

Tangie Sims (9 of Diamonds, Colorado)

Cold Case Investigation TechniquesInvestigative Genetic GenealogyDNA Evidence Analysis and CODIS Database

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Feb 4, 2026

Rose Burkert and Roger Atkison (9 of Diamonds, Iowa)

Unsolved homicide investigation techniquesDNA evidence testing and CODIS database matchingSerial killer pattern recognition across jurisdictions

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Feb 11, 2026

Ronda Taylor and Bonnie Ryther (the King of Clubs and 9 of Diamonds, Florida)

Cold Case Investigation MethodologyDNA Evidence Testing and RetestingSerial Killer Pattern Analysis

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