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GOLD SHIELDS EPISODE 174: CHASING THE ZOMBIE HUNTER: How Detectives Cracked a 20-Year-Old Cold Case

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We hope you enjoy this episode of Gold Shields, let us know how we did.ZOMBIE HUNTER. COLD CASE. MURDER. JUSTICE.For more than 20 years, a brutal double murder remained unsolved, until Sergeant Troy Hillman and his team reopened the investigation and began the relentless hunt for the killer.In his book Chasing Down the Zombie Hunter, Troy takes you inside one of the most chilling and bizarre cold-case investigations imaginable. Two women were brutally murdered, the trail went cold, and the killer believed he had escaped justice.But detectives never stopped looking.Then came the breakthrough.In this explosive episode of GOLD SHIELDS, Troy Hillman takes us behind the scenes of the Zombie Hunter case—the investigation, the dead ends, the evidence, the DNA breakthroughs, and the relentless detective work that ultimately identified the man responsible.🔥 WATCH THIS EPISODE OF GOLD SHIELDS AND ENTER THE HUNT FOR THE ZOMBIE HUNTER.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Cold Case Homicides02:46 Transitioning from CPA to Law Enforcement06:10 Understanding Cold Cases09:00 The First Victim: A Gruesome Discovery12:13 The Second Victim: Patterns and Connections15:08 The Investigation: Challenges and Breakthroughs17:45 The Role of Genetic Genealogy21:05 The Search for the Killer23:58 The Breakthrough: Identifying the Suspect26:56 Conclusion and Reflections30:38 Uncovering the Files32:29 The Emergency Squad Meeting34:03 The Ruse for DNA37:54 The DNA Results40:16 The Arrest of the Zombie Hunter42:59 Notifying the Families45:22 The Aftermath of the Arrest49:28 Writing the Book52:46 The Impact of Cold Cases53:01 Attributing Other HomicidesSUBSCRIBE to Youtube.com/@GoldShieldsFollow GOLD SHIELDS on ALL Audio Podcast PlatformsVisit us at https://thegoldshieldshow.comSOCIAL MEDIA:https://www.instagram.com/thegoldshieldshow/https://www.facebook.com/THEGOLDSHIELDSHOW/linkedin.com/in/tom-smith-09676a22b

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We hope you enjoy this episode of Gold Shields, let us know how we did. ZOMBIE HUNTER. COLD CASE. MURDER. JUSTICE. For more than 20 years, a brutal double murder remained unsolved, until Sergeant Troy Hillman and his team reopened the investigation and began the relentless hunt for the killer. In his book Chasing Down the Zombie Hunter, Troy takes you inside one of the most chilling and bizarre cold-case investigations imaginable. Two women were brutally murdered, the trail went cold, and the...

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