Naming the Dead

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Naming the Dead

Synopsis

Every year in the USA, around 4.5k unidentified bodies wind up in the country’s morgues. Who are these people? How did they get here? Who have they left behind? What is the story that culminated here?  Wall to Wall, the producers behind "Born Without Trace" and "Long Lost Family" have secured unprecedented and exclusive access to a unique and remarkable organisation dedicated to restoring the identities of unidentified bodies – known. 

Episodes

Season 1
  • The Hitchhiker

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    After exhausting all leads, coroner Scott McCord turns to the DNA Doe Project to try and identify one of the victims of serial killer Larry Eyler.

  • The Body in the Sand

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    Thirty-two years ago, a young, unidentified female is found dead in the desert. Now local police are joining forces with the DNA Doe Project to bring her home.

  • A Box of Bones

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    For 38 years, the identity of a Texas murder victim has been a mystery - now police are teaming up with the DNA Doe Project to find out who she was.

  • The Oil Well Murder

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    Detective Bryan Johnson’s first case is a homicide. To solve it, he first needs to identify the victim, so he enlists the help of the DNA Doe Project.

  • The Body on the Train

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    Discovering the grave of a man crushed under ice in a railroad car, journalist Marresa Burke joins forces with the DNA Doe Project to find his family.

  • The Man on Fire

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    In 1996, a young man was burned alive in Atlanta. Who was he? Investigators team up with the DNA Doe Project to identify him and find his family.