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This true crime overview details how investigators solved the 1990 kidnapping and rape of Benji Kirkbride in Brandon, Mississippi, using advanced forensic techniques decades later. After initial leads and a false confession from a prisoner went nowhere, authorities connected the case to a similar assault in Tennessee through matching DNA evidence. By partnering with genetic genealogists, law enforcement ultimately identified a serial predator named Daniel Ray Skaggs. Following a targeted DNA test of trash from his Oklahoma home, police arrested Skaggs and secured a guilty verdict resulting in two consecutive life sentences.
Content Warning: This podcast contains discussions of homicide, violence, abuse, and other graphic themes related to real-life criminal events. It is intended for mature audiences and listener discretion is advised.
