Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes shows that no case is too old to investigate. Host Kate Winkler Dawson is an author, journalist, and podcaster. Her specialty is at the intersection of crime, history, and forensic science. Cohost Paul Holes is a retired investigator for the Contra Costa County Sheriff. During his career, he developed an interest in cold cases. Paul played a part in identifying the Golden State Killer.
There are plenty of cold cases out there. In Buried Bones, the older the case, the better. Podcast hosts Kate and Paul examine each case from every angle. They apply their significant expertise and experience to debunk or support existing theories. They also consider forensic factors that were unavailable at the time of the crime.
Most of the cases on Buried Bones remain unsolved murders. To the delight of listeners, Paul and Kate discuss such intriguing cases. In nineteenth-century Liverpool, boarding house guests are dying in similar ways. In Pennsylvania, a human torso washes up. During the 1930s, police In New Jersey discover a man sleeping next to two corpses in a parked car.
Some episodes celebrate the ingenuity and forethought of investigators from the past. Kate and Paul take listeners back to 1930s London and the discovery of a ten-year-old girl's body. Forensic science was in its infancy at the time. Investigators deployed as-yet-unused methods to discover who murdered the child.
Early serial killers make appearances in some episodes of Buried Bones. A young woman in Georgia seems to have lost everyone close to her. Is it misfortune or something more ominous? Listeners also hear about the Dayton Strangler, a serial killer in Ohio around 1900.
Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, puts a fresh spin on the genre. They discuss cases that history has forgotten. As a result, true crime fans may enjoy the new material. Fans of forensics-based true crime may enjoy seeing how the science came about.
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