Bloodline Detectives - Season 6

Bloodline Detectives - Season 6

Season 6

Bloodline Detectives focuses on familial DNA investigation, a search technique which uses genetic material from relatives to track down a suspect to solve violent crimes. Each episode shows detectives from all over the world solving cold cases by using the DNA of family members and how that additional DNA information is revolutionising genetic profiling to solve criminal cases.
Network
Episodes20
DatesSep 18, 2025 - Aug 12, 2026
Previous Season

Episodes

Murder in the Median
Season 6Episode 160 min

Murder in the Median

In 2024, Pamela Wittman, a 25-year-old from Indiana, was identified, solving the 1980 Daytona Beach cold case linked to a serial killer.

Sep 18, 2025
Jane Doe by the Road
Season 6Episode 260 min

Jane Doe by the Road

Found shot near Highway 67 in 1986, Maria Pilar Del Gadillo Carrillo remained unidentified until 2024, when authorities used genetic genealogy and reopened her case.

Sep 25, 2025
Murder on Highway 243
Season 6Episode 360 min

Murder on Highway 243

Esther Gonzalez was killed in 1979 while walking in Riverside. Randy Williamson, cleared by polygraph, lived freely until 2014. In 2023, forensic genealogy closed the cold case.

Oct 2, 2025
A Forensic Gamechanger
Season 6Episode 460 min

A Forensic Gamechanger

In 1991, 16-year-old Sarah Yarborough was murdered outside her school. Eyewitnesses saw a man - but it took nearly 30 years and forensic genealogy to find him.

Oct 9, 2025
The Suspect List
Season 6Episode 560 min

The Suspect List

DNA and genealogy reveal serial killer Jerry McFadden murdered Anna Hlavka in a 1979 Portland case.

Oct 16, 2025
Murder Between Floors
Season 6Episode 660 min

Murder Between Floors

Found murdered in a Seattle garage in July 1967, Susan Galvin remained without justice until 2018, when DNA and genetic genealogy identified her killer, Frank Wypych.

Oct 23, 2025
Uncovered Truths
Season 6Episode 760 min

Uncovered Truths

In October 2003, the San Diego County community was shaken by a tragic discovery: the dismembered legs of a woman were found in a dumpster.

Oct 30, 2025
The Last Valentine
Season 6Episode 860 min

The Last Valentine

Student Terri McAdams was beaten and killed by an intruder who entered the apartment she was staying in. In 2024, genetic genealogy caught Terri's killer.

Nov 6, 2025
A Confession in Cold Blood
Season 6Episode 960 min

A Confession in Cold Blood

The story of how DNA identified 25-year-old Mary Schlais's killer in Minnesota, linking it to John Miller and showing how genetic genealogy brought long-awaited justice.

May 27, 2026
Stolen Youth, Stolen Lives
Season 6Episode 1060 min

Stolen Youth, Stolen Lives

The story of Pamela Maurer, whose killer, Bruce Lindahl, was identified after 43 years. In 2024, testing also linked him to 1979 victim Kathy Halle.

Jun 3, 2026
Adopted by Death
Season 6Episode 1160 min

Adopted by Death

In Winsconsin in 1959, skeletal remains were found and baffled investigators. Sixty-five years later, genetic genealogy revealed the victim was Chester Alfred Breiney.

Jun 10, 2026
The Angel of Seaside
Season 6Episode 1260 min

The Angel of Seaside

The story of how five-year-old Anne Pham's murder was solved after 40 years, using DNA and genetic genealogy. Army soldier Robert Lanoue was identified as her killer.

Jun 17, 2026
The Hair that Called his Bluff
Season 6Episode 1360 min

The Hair that Called his Bluff

The story of 14-year-old Rashell Ward, who was abducted and murdered in Red Bluff. Four decades later, DNA and genetic genealogy linked her killer, Johnny Coy, to the crime.

Jun 24, 2026
Bloodshed
Season 6Episode 1460 min

Bloodshed

The story of what happened when, after many years, genetic genealogy finally exposed Mark Dribin's killer and delivered long-awaited justice.

Jul 1, 2026
No Safe Haven
Season 6Episode 1560 min

No Safe Haven

The story of 'Baby Precious', which stunned a community and left investigators searching for answers until a breakthrough in 2020.

Jul 8, 2026
The Stanford Murders
Season 6Episode 1660 min

The Stanford Murders

The story of two Stanford-area murders in the 1970s, which left investigators searching for answers until DNA delivered justice.

Jul 15, 2026
The Phone Call Rapist
Season 6Episode 1760 min

The Phone Call Rapist

The story of how DNA and genealogy revealed the identity of a man responsible for a string of home invasions from 1982 to 1997.

Jul 22, 2026
Murder in Montana
Season 6Episode 1860 min

Murder in Montana

The story of Danni Houchins, who was found dead near the Gallatin River in 1996. DNA identified Paul Hutchinson as her killer.

Jul 29, 2026
A Good Deed Punished
Season 6Episode 1960 min

A Good Deed Punished

In 1984, Teresa Solecki was found murdered. Decades later, DNA genealogy identified Charles Lane Morgan - killed months after - as her murderer.

Aug 5, 2026
A Stranger in Her Home
Season 6Episode 2060 min

A Stranger in Her Home

Genetic genealogy helped solve Jenny Zitricki's 1990 murder, linking a man to several crimes in multiple states and finally bringing answers to victims' families.

Aug 12, 2026

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