People Magazine Investigates

S05E05 Blood Ties

On a frigid January night in 1980, college student Helene Pruszynski goes missing after getting off at her last bus stop. When her body is later found in a snow-covered field, the police embark on a lengthy and challenging investigation that tests the limits of both the family and detectives' patience. Just when despair begins to set in, a breakthrough emerges as they realize that advanced forensic genealogy might be the crucial tool needed to identify Helene's killer.