Cook & Van Cuylenborg Murders
How did two missing teenagers lead to a genetic genealogy breakthrough?
4.4 (14)
41 mins
Uncover the disappearance and murders of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg that remained unsolved for decades. Discover how investigative genetic genealogy changed the course of the case forever.
Ep 1:
The Last Wave Goodbye
Two young lovers vanish on a simple overnight errand, and what investigators uncover along the roadside reveals a killer's chilling, calculated method.
Ep 2:
A Face Built From Silence
Decades of dead ends, cruel hoax letters, and a groundbreaking DNA-built face lead detectives to a breakthrough happening in California that changes everything.
Ep 3:
The Family Tree of a Killer
Genealogist CeCe Moore builds a family tree from crime-scene DNA, narrowing in on one name—then a dropped coffee cup seals a suspect's fate.
Ep 4:
Thirty Years of Rage
Family testimony exposes a lifetime of hidden violence, and the first murder trial built on forensic genealogy puts that history on full display.
Ep 5:
Justice, Overturned and Reborn
A stunning verdict is overturned, then reinstated, as the case's legacy reshapes cold-case investigation and raises unsettling questions about DNA and privacy.
Discussions (5)
Abel
Level 4 · 2 mo agoThe Golden State Killer arrest was April 2018 and Talbot was arrested May 2018. That's barely a month gap. CeCe Moore moved fast. The 180 quadrillion stat is real, that's been confirmed in court documentation.
Luke
Level 6 · 2 mo agothe defense not challenging the genealogy evidence doesn't mean the privacy debate is settled, it just means that particular trial wasn't the battleground. the legal reckoning for this tech is still coming
Santino
Level 6 · 2 mo agoGEDmatch is public yes
