How DNA Solved the Mysterious Murder of Danielle Clause
This week, Misty explains how investigative genetic genealogy helped solve the 1991 murder of Danielle Clause in Ventura, California. Using preserved crime scene DNA, GEDmatch, and advanced genealogy ...
24 Feb 33min
Reuniting with My Birth Mother and Sister After Foster Care and Homelessness
This week, we meet Linda Rasmussen — Jay’s right-hand woman and the intake specialist for BirthParentFinder.com. Linda introduces us to the powerful case of Victor, a young man living in a homeless sh...
10 Feb 47min
A DNA Test Revealed My Birth Father Was My Mother’s Stepfather
Jay and Misty sit down with Shanna Daloussi, a past giveaway recipient, who shares the emotional and unexpected journey of discovering her biological father. With Jay’s help, Shanna used DNA testing t...
22 Jan 31min
She Had a Secret Daughter — And Never Told Anyone
We’re kicking off 2026 with a powerful reunion story between Mary and Nia — two half-sisters who had no idea the other existed. After decades of dead ends and a private investigator who vanished, Mary...
6 Jan 29min
Inside the Boy in the Box Case with the Woman Who Solved It
In this special edition of Finding Family DNA, Jay turns the spotlight on co-host and investigative genetic genealogist Misty Gillis, as she walks us through the chilling and historic “Boy in the Box”...
10 Des 202531min
How DNA Led Me to a Father Who Never Knew I Existed
In Episode 32 of Finding Family DNA, Jay and Misty sit down with Chakari Smith, an adoptee who grew up in Philadelphia and entered foster care at age 7 before being adopted at 11. Despite reconnecting...
20 Nov 202534min
How DNA Helped Me Reclaim My Story—and Myself
In Episode 31 of Finding Family DNA, therapist and adoptee advocate Nikole Shaw shares her powerful journey of uncovering the truth about her biological roots. After years of believing she was conceiv...
14 Okt 202545min
From Family Secret to Feature Film: "One Big Happy Family"
In Episode 30 of Finding Family DNA, Jay and Misty sit down with actress, writer, and producer Lisa Brenner, whose latest film "One Big Happy Family" draws from her real-life discovery that the man wh...
17 Sep 202534min
