Linda O'Keefe

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In December of 1991 a high school student was killed right on the grounds of her high school campus. Twenty years later, detectives and genealogists attempted the first genealogy investigation. But the science wasn’t there. Twenty-eight years later, an arrest would be made. This is the case of Sarah Yarborough.Bio Link bio.link/tttf Affiliate: Silk and Sonder

Gacy. Ridgway. Hansen. All POS. None of them cared enough to get their victims' names. Among them, they left 11 Does in their wake. But thanks to forensic genealogy, we have been able to identify 3 of them in 2021. These are the Doe victims of Serial Killers. Biolink: bio.link/tttfAffiliate: Silk + Sonder

Happy Halloween. We have a bonus today, enjoying a classic scary story from the Godfather of the Gothic, Edgar Allan Poe.The Show: Bio Link Affiliate: Silk + Sonder

Today we finish up the case of truly evil Shawn Grate.Bio Link: bio.link/tttf We are now an affiliate!  Silk + Sonder is a planner, a journal, and so much more!Please note, The Ties That Find is listener-supported. If you make a purchase through a link here or on any page run by TTTF, we may earn an affiliate commission.

On September 13, 2016, 911 dispatch received a call from a woman who was being held captive and pleading for help. Fifteen minutes later, she would be rescued, and a serial killer’s crimes would soon enough be revealed. This is the case of Vicky Dana Doe and the Victims of Shawn Grate.bio.link/tttfWe are now an affiliate!  Silk + Sonder is a planner, or a journal, and so much more!Please note, The Ties That Find is listener-supported. If you make a purchase through a link here or on any page run by TTTF, we may earn an affiliate commission.

We dive into the family map investigation of POS Michael Whyte, the convicted murderer of Darlene Krashoc.bio.link/tttf 

On a sunny July afternoon, an 11 year began her one mile walk home from summer school, but never made it home. It took over 45 years and a dedicated police department to solve her case. This is the case of the 1973 abduction and murder of Linda Ann O’Keefe.https://bio.link/tttf

At the end of 2018, the search for a little boy led to the recovery of a skeletonized victim. Three years later, she was returned to her family just 12 miles away. This is the case of the Evangeline Parish Jane Doe 2018.Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.com  Links: The Ties That Find (bio.link) 

In the early morning of St Patrick’s Day 1987, police discover the naked and brutalized body of a young soldier behind a restaurant. It would take 34 years for her family to get justice, and a monster sent to prison.  This is the case of the horrific torture and murder of Army Specialist Darlene Krashoc. Check out the website for sources, photos, and links to social media: www.thetiesthatfind.comKR7holNKY9kj2tNRFNZj