Crime Junkie

MURDERED: Carmen Van Huss

July 6, 2026·49 min·5-min readnarrativetrue crime
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This episode of Crime Junkie recounts the 1993 brutal murder of 19-year-old Carmen Van Huss in Indianapolis, a case that went cold for decades until the relentless efforts of Sergeant Bill Carter, a non-cold-case officer, led to a breakthrough through DNA and genetic genealogy, culminatin

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Mentions

Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Carmen Van HussBill CarterAshley FlowersPam FrancisDana Shepard

Books

Carmen's Law

Companies

Parabon Nanolabs

Products & Tools

GoFundMeCODIS

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal Justice ReformForensicsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTrue Crime

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