Murder of Sarah Yarborough
Why did it take 30 years to find the suspect?
4.4 (15)
41 mins
Discover the tragic murder of Sarah Yarborough, who was attacked near her high school in Washington. Explore how investigators pursued the case for decades before forensic genealogy led them to a suspect, and how the case became another landmark example of science helping solve long-unsolved crimes.
Ep 1:
The Girl Who Built Bridges
A bright, kind sixteen-year-old vanishes into tragedy on a frozen Saturday morning, leaving behind an unspilled jug of orange juice and a killer no one could name.
Ep 2:
A Mayflower Cousin and a Cold Trail
A groundbreaking DNA search traces Sarah's killer back to the Mayflower itself, unearthing an eerie family connection and a suspect hiding behind a stranger's surname.
Ep 3:
The Law That Let Him Walk
A predator's decades-long trail of violence exposes how legal loopholes and a lenient plea deal let Sarah's killer roam free for years after her murder.
Ep 4:
Forty-Five Years for Sarah
Thirty-one years after Sarah's death, her attacker finally faces a jury—and the scratches she left fighting for her life help seal his fate.
Discussions (5)
Jayden
Level 9 · 2 mo agoThe part about her walking away from her car to help someone really got me. That kindness being used against her is genuinely hard to sit with.
Scarlett
Level 9 · 2 mo agoSarah's case being the first cold case solved via consumer DNA databases checks out. Colleen Fitzpatrick confirmed this publicly.
Sidney
Level 9 · 2 mo agoSo Sarah's killer was distantly related to the FAMILY FRIEND who built her memorial?? Bill Fuller shared DNA with her murderer and helped honor her memory for DECADES without knowing it. That's the most chilling detail in this whole story.
