Felony Friday - Unknown Offender (Patreon)

A 17-year-old East Los Angeles woman mysteriously vanished in 1996. Her case quickly went cold, and remained unsolved for nearly 25 long years. But a series of controversial legislative rulings and a 2019 domestic assault arrest, would finally bring her killer to justice. For nearly one quarter century - the suspect, known simply as “unknown offender,” finally had a name.

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Written/Audio Sources:

• DNA leads to arrest of Texas man in 1996 rape, murder of California teen found in ravine
• Press Conference: Suspect Identified in 1996 Homicide of Boyle Heights Girl
• Man Pleads Not Guilty To Killing 17-Year-Old Boyle Heights Girl In 1996
• NA Match Leads To Arrest In Violent 1996 Slaying, Rape Of Boyle Heights Teen Gladys Arellano
• Suspect Arrested in 1996 Homicide of Boyle Heights Girl, Extradited from Texas
• Calif. Girl Was Found Slain and Partially-Clothed in Ravine in 1996 — and Suspect Was Just Arrested
• Unsolved Unit
• Suspect Responsible For Gladys Arellano’s Murder Found
• The DNA Backlog
• California Supreme Court Upholds the State's Problematic Arrestee DNA Collection Law
• Suspect in Custody in 1996 Killing of 17-Year-Old Girl in Malibu
• Man arrested in Texas in 1996 slaying of Los Angeles girl, 17 (The Desert Sun - Print Edition, 10/22/20)
• Nearly 25 years after Boyle Heights teen’s slaying, DNA leads to arrest
• BFS DNA Frequently Asked Questions
• Detectives say DNA links Fontana man to 1996 cold case killing of Boyle Heights teen
• How many homicides go unsolved in California and the nation?
• California's Controversial DNA Collection Law Upheld in Court
• California's Proposition 69: A Dangerous Precedent for Criminal DNA Databases

Music & Sound Effect Sources

• Opening Track: “Lucid Dreaming” by Chelsea McGough
• Closing Track: “Haunted Romance” by Moments

Music & Sound Effect Sources

All music and sound effects used with express permission under unlimited blanket license authority from Epidemic Sound® and SoundStripe®.  Individual sources are available via request at info@invisiblechoir.com