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Talking Dateline: Facing the Music

2024/7/3
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Josh Mankiewicz: 本期节目回顾了1992年宾夕法尼亚州兰开斯特县一起年轻女性被谋杀和性侵犯的案件，该案件沉寂了25年，最终通过先进的DNA技术得以侦破。节目讨论了DNA技术在冷案侦破中的作用，并采访了受害者的前学生，展现了案件对受害者家属和朋友们带来的长期影响。 Andrea Canning: 我参与制作的关于Brittany Marcel案件的节目中，首次使用了Parabon科技的DNA图像重建技术，根据DNA信息生成嫌疑人的面部合成图，帮助缩小嫌疑人范围。Parabon技术生成的我的21岁时的面部合成图与我本人非常相似，甚至连虹膜周围的黄色环都精准还原，证明了该技术的有效性。DNA图像重建技术虽然不能直接提供嫌疑人姓名，但可以提供诸如头发颜色、眼睛颜色等信息，帮助缩小嫌疑人范围，提高破案效率。在Christy Mirack案件中，DNA技术最终帮助警方锁定了真凶，但凶手逍遥法外25年，这引发了关于正义与法律的思考。 Miriam Fisher: 作为Christy Mirack的学生，我回忆了她作为老师的优秀品质，她对学生关爱有加，鼓励有方，给学生们留下了深刻的印象，她的离世对我们来说是巨大的损失，但她的精神将永远激励着我。

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Josh Mankiewicz sits down with Andrea Canning to discuss her episode, “Facing the Music.” 25-year-old teacher Christy Mirack was found murdered in her Lancaster, Pennsylvania apartment in 1992. Police began an investigation that would go cold for 25 years, until new technology ruled out initial potential suspects and pointed to a surprisingly familiar face as the killer. Andrea and Josh discuss the role of DNA in cold case investigations and Andrea talks about having her own composite portrait generated using her DNA. Andrea also shares an extra clip from an interview with one of Christy’s former students and answers viewer and listener questions about the episode from social media. 

Listen to the full episode of “Facing the Music” here:** **https://link.chtbl.com/dl_facingthemusic)

Listen to the episode about Brittani Marcell Andrea mentions:** **https://link.chtbl.com/dl_thematch)