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The Notes, the DNA, and the Killer Who Called Himself Jack

The Notes, the DNA, and the Killer Who Called Himself Jack

A torn half-sheet of white paper written in orange marker sat in evidence for weeks and looked like a child's scribble - an oversight that cost five people their safety and two their lives. The killer signed himself "Jack," left handwritten notes across East Point, Georgia, and the crucial answer turned out to be biological; what exactly did investigators miss that almost let him disappear forever?

In this episode, we tell how a routine homicide in spring 2001 turned into a string of shootings that left five people shot and two dead…

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