Ch. 2 - Oil and Water

Content advisory: this episode makes mention of the sexual assault and murder of a child. Please take care if listening. In this special update episode of Admissible, Tessa Kramer returns to the mic to explore the aftermath of our 12-part series. Our investigation exposed the Vir ... Show More

As we come to the end of season one, reporter Tessa Kramer is left with some lingering questions. How are the injustices we've seen in this story woven into the DNA of our criminal legal system? Is there hope for genuine reform? And what role can forensics play? More information ... Show More

The final episode of our first season is coming soon, but first: a message from Tessa on the arrest of her friend, Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who is wrongfully detained in Russia. For more information, visit www.freegershkovich.com. 

DNA has become the gold standard in forensic investigation. As its use is increasing, so is our understanding of its limitations.   Jae Gerhard is the principal forensic scientist at Independent Forensic Services. Starting out as a forensic scientist at the Australian Federal Pol ... Show More

In this week’s investigation, we break down the tragic and controversial case of Caylee Anthony, the 2-year-old girl whose disappearance and death became a national sensation. But perhaps what shocked the world the most wasn't just the loss of an innocent child, but the web of li ... Show More

The Golden State Killer committed at least 13 murders, 50 rapes, and 120 burglaries during the 70s and 80s, and eluded law enforcement for 32 years. On April 24, 2018, Joseph DeAngelo was arrested. But what tips the scales and makes the difference in finally solving these types o ... Show More

True-crime author Diane Fanning stumbles upon the case of Julie Rea, convicted of murdering her son. As she uncovers flaws in the prosecution’s argument, Fanning interviews a serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells. With new evidence in hand, she wonders if her discovery could exonerate a ... Show More

Prosecutors at the Norfolk County Superior Court in Massachusetts share new details in the murder case against disgraced art salesman Brian Walshe, just two months after they finished one of the biggest trials of the year -- Karen Read. And Michael Proctor, the lead investigator ... Show More

Carol Caswell, Lisa Snyder, and Sheila Holmes were forever connected when their names surfaced during the interrogation of a suspect who would later be charged and convicted in one of their murders. That same individual remains the primary suspect in at least one of the two other ... Show More

When a human body is discovered in the United States, there is a person who takes on the role of eyes and ears of the dead: the death investigator. There is a whole chain of officials from the police, to forensic pathologists, to families and loved ones that depend on these speci ... Show More

Three months after the husband of a woman who went missing in Spain is charged with her murder, investigators have questions about his brother, too. Years after a young woman's death in Pennsylvania, her parents persuade local officials to take a second look at how she died. And ... Show More

In 1992, the remains of a woman were discovered in north Houston, Texas. For 33 years, she was known only as a Jane Doe. Today, through forensic genetic genealogy, she has finally been identified as Joann Zamora, a mother of six. With the help of Moxxy Forensic Investigations, In ... Show More

When a woman's body is discovered at an Anaheim trash facility, a dedicated detective makes a promise to her mother to get justice. She doesn't know that search will bring her face to face with a serial killer. Keith Morrison reports.Keith Morrison catches up with Julissa Trapp i ... Show More