Episode 124: Parallels PT 1
In this week's episode, the first part of a two-part-episode, Kate and Paul head to 1970 Sacramento, California where a young woman is found dead after not showing up for work. After interviewing over 500 people, something connected to the investigation happens that police cannot ignore.
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Sources:
“Follow the Blood” (On the Case with Paula Zahn) 2023.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26966629/
“Genetic genealogy identifies suspect in brutal 1970 killing of Sacramento-area woman” by Cecilio Padilla (CBS News/CBS Sacramento 13) 2022.
“Grass Valley Funeral Services Are Held for Murdered Capital Woman” (The Sacramento Bee) 1970.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/619493384/?match=1&terms=%20nancy%20marie%20bennallack
“Unraveling the Mystery: The Nancy Bennallack Case Finally Solved” (Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs and Bureau of Justice Assistance) 2023.
https://bja.ojp.gov/news/blog/unraveling-mystery-nancy-bennallack-case-finally-solved
“Timeline of Nancy Bennallack murder” (KCRA 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoZm6_tcA_0
“Slayer of GV Native left Trail of Blood” (The Union) 1970.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1097353923/?match=1&terms=%20nancy%20marie%20bennallack
“Sacramento County's oldest cold case is solved. DNA testing leads to Nancy Bennallack's killer” by Greta Serrin (KCRA) 2022.
https://www.kcra.com/article/oldest-sacramento-county-cold-case-solved/40862241
“Sacramento County solves its oldest cold case in killing of Nancy Bennallack” by Krys Shahin (ABC 10) 2022.
“People v. Sigal” 1965.
https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2d/235/449.html
“Despite tantalizing clues, a Northern California nurse's brutal killer evades capture” by Katie Dowd (SFGate) 2024.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/norcal-nurse-brutal-killer-evades-capture-18598341.php
“Death Probe” (The Sacramento Bee) 1970.
“Sketch of Suspect Released” (The Argus/UPI) 1970.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/38009668/?match=1&terms=%22bennallack%22%20%22sketch%22
“Sacramento’s Oldest Cold Case Has Been Solved Thanks To Advances In DNA” by Robin Raven (Investigation Discovery)
“The Cold 52: Vicious Sacramento murder solved after half-a-century” by Scott Thomas Anderson (Sacramento News & Review) 2022.