Jun 30, 2022
Episode 7: Breaking the Cycle
Vann’s confessing to strangling women in Illinois points to a profound reality: not only is Hargrove’s algorithm effective at detecting serial murder activity, but it detected two clusters involving the same serial killer…
While many unanswered questions in the case of the 51...
Jun 23, 2022
Back in 2014, Thomas Hargrove’s algorithm sounded the alarm on a cluster of potential serial murder activity brewing Gary, Indiana. Despite Hargrove’s repeated efforts to share his data, the Hammond Police turned a blind eye until a few months later when the information became a reality.
In October of 2014, Darren...
Jun 16, 2022
While Reverend Robin Hood and Senator Patricia Van Pelt unite in reducing the DNA backlog, Gerald Hamilton, a retired Chicago Homicide Detective, introduces one of the most chilling cases in the 51…
The Washington Park Murders.
In 2007, Theresa Bunn and Hazel Marie Lewis’ bodies were found one day apart in...
Jun 9, 2022
Episode 4: Murderers Amongst Us
Despite ample DNA found at the scene of Gwendolyn Williams’ murder pointing to a suspect named Gerald Lyons, the District Attorney refuses to prosecute this case, bringing the wheels of justice to a screeching halt.
When little is done to eradicate the massive DNA backlog,...
Jun 2, 2022
Episode 3: Justice for Gwen?
In 2001, Dr. Sharon Pritchett’s life is upended when her oldest sister, Gwendolyn Williams, is found strangled to death behind a 99 cent store. Her murder is seemingly random until Pritchett learns that her sister’s case is a part of a mysterious pattern of 51 murders that has plagued...