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The Forever Witness

Image of a somber and dark road in curve with foggy pines on either side of the road. Text, "The Forever Witness: How DNA and Genealogy solved a cold case double murder. Coming 11. 29. 22"
Edward Humes

Detective Jim Scharf is sent out to solve a murder case that took place in 1987 where a girl and her boyfriend were brutally killed in an overnight trip to Seattle. The murder weapon was missing however and there were no witnesses when the crime took place. It is now up to Scharf to discover this case and to stop this murder from committing any more.

This week, Pulitzer prize winning author and journalist, Edward Humes joins us to talk his new murder mystery crime story that will have us on the edge of our seats. He will answer many of our questions and will have much more. That is all coming up on this week’s Book Club!

This interview originally aired on December 4, 2022.