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Troy and LaDonna French

2023/6/12
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播音员：本案讲述了2012年Troy和LaDonna French夫妇在家中被枪杀的案件经过，凶手在逃离现场前留下了关键的DNA证据。案件调查历经波折，最终通过先进的DNA技术，特别是亲缘关系鉴定和DNA表型分析技术，成功锁定凶手Jose Alvarez Jr.。本案也反映了传统DNA检测技术的局限性以及先进技术的必要性。 Whitley French：作为唯一的目击证人，Whitley提供了案发当晚的经过，但对凶手的描述有限。她与凶手的兄弟John Alvarez结婚，这使得案件更加扑朔迷离。 Jose Alvarez Jr.：凶手，最终因两项谋杀罪名成立被判处终身监禁。其作案动机尚不明确，但警方推测其曾多次潜入French家中，并对该家庭产生痴迷。 John Alvarez：Whitley的丈夫，其兄弟Jose Alvarez Jr.是凶手。 警方：警方在调查过程中经历了多次挫折，传统DNA检测未能找到匹配对象。最终通过寻求新的DNA检测技术，特别是Parabon Snapshot DNA表型分析技术，成功绘制了嫌疑人画像，并最终锁定凶手。

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Troy and LaDonna French were murdered in their North Carolina home, and their daughter Whitley was the only witness. The investigation begins with her account of the night.

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#180 - In the early morning hours of February 4th, 2012, Troy and LaDonna French were gunned down inside their North Carolina home. The couple awoke to screams from their teenage daughter who said there was a man inside her room holding a knife to her throat. But before the gunman fled the home, he left a few blood droplets on the staircase. Could new advancements in DNA technology finally track down the man responsible for murdering the Frenchs?

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Written and produced by Courtney Fretwell

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