

Killer Genes
Killer Genes
Host Melissa McCarty is an Emmy nominated investigative journalist with more than 20 years of true crime experience. Covering both solved and unsolved cases, She traveled the country confronting accused and convicted killers while also shedding light on the heartache violent acts cause. What sets her apart is the compelling storytelling and unique access to the people involved in each case which gives a 360-degree view of the crimes told directly from the source: the victim, their loved ones, experts, law enforcement, and the killers themselves. Melissa had two friends murdered at a young age and lost her brother suddenly and recently, giving her space to personally understand grief and violence.
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Sep 7, 2021 • 45min
Ash Rowell: A Murderer at the Front Door, Part 2
Ash Rowell’s murderer(s) left no DNA at the scene, but his mother was left with haunting suspicions of who was behind it and why. Ash and his mother Charlotte created one of the largest and most successful craft beer distribution companies in Texas, but when business dealings with Ash’s brother-in-law Brian Lam went south, Lam made it clear he was not happy and felt he was owed millions. The Lam family has had a criminal reputation in the past, so was Ash’s murder a Lam family retaliation for being cut out of the deals? And did Ash’s wife know more about her brother’s possible involvement in her husband’s murder than what she’s been letting on? The Lam family has had quite a few run in’s with the law, does the Lam family have a Killer Gene in them? Follow Killer Genes with Melissa on Youtube for more.

Aug 31, 2021 • 38min
Ash Rowell: A Murderer at the Front Door, Part 1
Ash Rowell’s murderer(s) left no DNA at the scene, but his mother was left with haunting suspicions of who was behind it and why. Ash and his mother Charlotte created one of the largest and most successful craft beer distribution companies in Texas, but when business dealings with Ash’s brother-in-law Brian Lam went south, Lam made it clear he was not happy and felt he was owed millions. The Lam family has had a criminal reputation in the past, so was Ash’s murder a Lam family retaliation for being cut out of the deals? And did Ash’s wife know more about her brother’s possible involvement in her husband’s murder than what she’s been letting on? The Lam family has had quite a few run in’s with the law, does the Lam family have a Killer Gene in them? Follow Killer Genes with Melissa on Youtube for more.

Aug 24, 2021 • 48min
Killer Genes: Stripped Down - Teen & Serial Killer Expert Phil Chalmers
On this special episode of Killer Genes: Stripped Down, Melissa and Kelly take a deep dive into teen and serial killers with expert and author Phil Chalmers. Follow Killer Genes with Melissa on Youtube for more.

Aug 17, 2021 • 46min
Susan Ledyard: Down By the Water's Edge
A popular schoolteacher mysteriously leaves her home at 3am – her body would be discovered hours later in a nearby river. But rather than ruling her death a possible suicide, investigator dig deeper and find her death was not suicide or tragic accident, but a homicide. We reveal new information and details on Susan Ledyard’s puzzling death.Follow Killer Genes with Melissa on Youtube for more.

Aug 10, 2021 • 48min
Killer Genes: Stripped Down - Exclusive Interview with Aros Artimus
McCarty and McLear are joined by Aros Artimus of Adaptive Operations, an organization dedicated to finding missing persons and combating human trafficking. Aros recounts his hunt for a person of interest in the Wendy Hukakoc case, gives listeners an inside look into the world of private investigations, and how he's the dark knight in searching for the missing. Follow Killer Genes with Melissa on Youtube for more.

Aug 3, 2021 • 43min
The Mysterious Death of Thomas Brown
Exclusive new details in the death of Canadian, Texas teen Thomas Brown as we go one-on-one with famed private investigator, Philip Klein. Follow Killer Genes with Melissa on Youtube for more.

Jul 27, 2021 • 41min
Killer Genes: Stripped Down - D'Andre Lane Wrap Up & Hailey Dunn Update
Killer Genes: Stripped Down are episodes with special guests, experts, breaking news in cases they've covered and a behind the scenes look at crime reporting. Kelly & Melissa wrap up D'Andre Lane's case with Investigative Journalist Jason Mattera. Plus new details in the arrest of Hailey Dunn's alleged killer with Private Investigator Erica Morse. Follow Killer Genes with Melissa on Youtube for more.

Jul 20, 2021 • 46min
Bianca Jones and the Case Against D'Andre Lane - Part 5
D’Andre Lane was not the most law-abiding citizen, but he was a loving father trying his best to get by in life. Lane’s youngest daughter, Bianca Jones, was last seen Dec. 2, 2011 when her father claims he was carjacked with the Bianca in the car. D’Andre is arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Bianca, yet her body has never been found. However, a former Detroit PD Patrol Officer claims to have seen Bianca alive 8 days after the alleged carjacking and a state appointed PI states that he saw Bianca alive 10 months after the carjacking. What convicted D’Andre in a court of law was the use of a cadaver dog, even though Bianca’s DNA was not on the alleged murder weapon. How is that possible? And in these exclusive episodes, Killer Genes finds more witnesses that Bianca was alive – is D’Andre Lane an innocent man serving life in prison and his daughter still alive out there somewhere? Follow Killer Genes with Melissa on Youtube for more.

Jul 13, 2021 • 47min
Bianca Jones and the Case Against D'Andre Lane - Part 4
D’Andre Lane was not the most law-abiding citizen, but he was a loving father trying his best to get by in life. Lane’s youngest daughter, Bianca Jones, was last seen Dec. 2, 2011 when her father claims he was carjacked with the Bianca in the car. D’Andre is arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Bianca, yet her body has never been found. However, a former Detroit PD Patrol Officer claims to have seen Bianca alive 8 days after the alleged carjacking and a state appointed PI states that he saw Bianca alive 10 months after the carjacking. What convicted D’Andre in a court of law was the use of a cadaver dog, even though Bianca’s DNA was not on the alleged murder weapon. How is that possible? And in these exclusive episodes, Killer Genes finds more witnesses that Bianca was alive – is D’Andre Lane an innocent man serving life in prison and his daughter still alive out there somewhere? Follow Killer Genes with Melissa on Youtube for more.

Jul 6, 2021 • 31min
Bianca Jones and the Case Against D'Andre Lane - Part 3
D’Andre Lane was not the most law-abiding citizen, but he was a loving father trying his best to get by in life. Lane’s youngest daughter, Bianca Jones, was last seen Dec. 2, 2011 when her father claims he was carjacked with the Bianca in the car. D’Andre is arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Bianca, yet her body has never been found. However, a former Detroit PD Patrol Officer claims to have seen Bianca alive 8 days after the alleged carjacking and a state appointed PI states that he saw Bianca alive 10 months after the carjacking. What convicted D’Andre in a court of law was the use of a cadaver dog, even though Bianca’s DNA was not on the alleged murder weapon. How is that possible? And in these exclusive episodes, Killer Genes finds more witnesses that Bianca was alive – is D’Andre Lane an innocent man serving life in prison and his daughter still alive out there somewhere? Follow Killer Genes with Melissa on Youtube for more.