Search a title or topic

Over 20 million podcasts, powered by 

Player FM logo
Artwork

Content provided by Heroes Behind Headlines. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Heroes Behind Headlines or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!

Chasing The Zombie Hunter

48:00
 
Share
 

Manage episode 514660564 series 3318965
Content provided by Heroes Behind Headlines. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Heroes Behind Headlines or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Phoenix Police Department cold case homicide detective and and former CPA Troy Hillman tells the extraordinary, detailed inside story of how an elite team of detectives—hounded by the press, a frustrated and frightened public, and their own doubts and exhaustion—solved a double murder that had haunted the Phoenix area for more than twenty years.

The initial details were already chilling—the brutal murder of two women, found headless, who were assaulted while riding their bikes along a well-known canal bike path—but Hillman reveals how the initial headlines only scratched the surface and how his team’s use of groundbreaking methods and familial DNA set a precedent for cold cases like The Golden State Killer. These methods included consulting with The Vidocq Society – an all-volunteer team of forensic experts and investigators – and an expert in the new field of forensic genealogist – which utilizes genetic information from direct-to-consumer companies to identify suspects or victims in criminal cases.

All of this is captured in his fascinating new book Chasing Down the Zombie Hunter.

Heroes Behind Headlines
Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

  continue reading

181 episodes

Artwork

Chasing The Zombie Hunter

Heroes Behind Headlines

14 subscribers

published

iconShare
 
Manage episode 514660564 series 3318965
Content provided by Heroes Behind Headlines. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Heroes Behind Headlines or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Phoenix Police Department cold case homicide detective and and former CPA Troy Hillman tells the extraordinary, detailed inside story of how an elite team of detectives—hounded by the press, a frustrated and frightened public, and their own doubts and exhaustion—solved a double murder that had haunted the Phoenix area for more than twenty years.

The initial details were already chilling—the brutal murder of two women, found headless, who were assaulted while riding their bikes along a well-known canal bike path—but Hillman reveals how the initial headlines only scratched the surface and how his team’s use of groundbreaking methods and familial DNA set a precedent for cold cases like The Golden State Killer. These methods included consulting with The Vidocq Society – an all-volunteer team of forensic experts and investigators – and an expert in the new field of forensic genealogist – which utilizes genetic information from direct-to-consumer companies to identify suspects or victims in criminal cases.

All of this is captured in his fascinating new book Chasing Down the Zombie Hunter.

Heroes Behind Headlines
Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

  continue reading

181 episodes

Alle episoder

×
 
Loading …

Welcome to Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

 

Copyright 2025 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | | Copyright
Listen to this show while you explore
Play