20 Years Later, Franklin Double Murder Remains Unsolved

Murder Files Unsealed · Sep 10, 2026 · 31m · transcript

This episode explores the unresolved 2006 double homicide of ten-year-old Blake Dickus and his stepmother Chynna Dickus in Franklin, Indiana. After the victim's husband was cleared of suspicion, investigators pursued hundreds of leads involving local construction workers and a string of neighborhood burglaries without success. Seeking a breakthrough, authorities eventually partnered with the Vidocq Society, an elite organization of forensic experts specializing in difficult cold cases. Recent efforts have focused on identifying links between the murders and five home invasions that occurred…