Season 5 (2024)
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.
Episodes: 20
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 The Body in the Blanket
Air Date: 2024-09-04
In 1996, two workers report that they found a body rolled up in a blanket on the side of the road near Grand Rapids, Michigan. Detectives quickly identify the victim as Sharon Kay Hammack, but her killer identity remains unknown for years
Ep.2 Evil Angel
Air Date: 2024-09-11
In 2015, a woman is viciously assaulted while running in an Albuquerque, New Mexico park. Investigators unable the find the perpetrator, until they learn about a new forensic technic that could break this case.
Ep.3 The Book Store Murder
Air Date: 2024-09-18
In 2010, a great-grandma Sherry Black is found murdered in her own bookstore in South Salt Lake, Utah. It took 11 years for police to find evidence to charge and convict her killer.
Ep.4 The McClintock Park Murders
Air Date: 2024-09-25
Wisconsin 1976. 25-year-old David Schuldes and 24-year-old Ellen Matheys are murdered in a park. The case goes cold until 2015 when new DNA science is found.
Ep.5 Strangled in the Sand
Air Date: 2024-10-02
The 1994 murder of Clare Holman in Borrego Springs, California went unsolved for decades. Determined investigators got their breakthrough when new advancements in DNA technology have arrived.
Ep.6 Terror in Garden Grove
Air Date: 2024-10-09
In 1976, 19-year-old Janet Stallcup goes missing in Garden Grove, California while on her way to a party. Eight days later, her body is found in her car. The case runs cold until 2020 when genetic genealogy solves her murder.
Ep.7 The Runaway Murder
Air Date: 2024-10-16
In 1978, the body of 16-year-old Krisann Baxter is found in Washington. Investigators try to find Krisann's killer, but don't find any answers.
Ep.8 Justice for Krista
Air Date: 2024-10-23
In 1989, 20-year-old Krista Martin’s life is tragically cut short when an intruder interrupts her dinner, leading to an investigation spanning four decades.
Ep.9 The Imposter Rapist
Air Date: 2024-10-30
In Chandler, Arizona in 1991, an intruder viciously sexually assaults a woman in her own home. The case goes unsolved for decades until revolutionary science connects the dots.
Ep.10 The Schoolteacher Murder
Air Date: 2024-11-06
In 1995 in Beaumont, Texas, the parents of Catherine Edwards find her body in her bathroom. The killer evades justice, that is, until forensic science catches up with him.
Ep.11 Cathy Sposito
Air Date: 2025-01-30
Will a new forensic science tool find the killer of Cathy Sposito, murdered on an Arizona hiking trail in 1987?
Ep.12 Terror in Texas
Air Date: 2025-02-06
Susan Eads is found murdered in Texas in 1983. Decades later, can modern forensics finally find the perpetrator?
Ep.13 Episode 13
Air Date: 2025-02-12
Ep.14 Episode 14
Air Date: 2025-02-19
Ep.15 Episode 15
Air Date: 2025-02-26
Ep.16 Episode 16
Air Date: 2025-03-05
Ep.17 Episode 17
Air Date: 2025-03-12
Ep.18 Episode 18
Air Date: 2025-03-19
Ep.19 Episode 19
Air Date: 2025-03-26