{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Dark Dialogue Podcast Network","title":"Mia Zapata Part 3 | The DNA Never Forgot","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3322,"description":"For nearly ten years, the murder of Mia Zapata remained one of Seattle's most haunting unsolved cases.\nInvestigators followed leads, interviewed witnesses, and exhausted traditional investigative methods, but the case appeared destined to remain unsolved.\nIn Part 3 of our four-part investigation, we examine the scientific breakthroughs that changed everything. We explore how advances in forensic DNA technology transformed a microscopic saliva sample into a searchable DNA profile, how the FBI's CODIS database connected evidence across the country, and how detectives ultimately identified and arrested a suspect nearly a decade after Mia's murder.\nThis episode examines one central investigative question:\nHow close was the case to being lost forever, and what finally gave investigators a name?\nCalls To Action\nVisit us:\nhttps://darkdialogue.com\nBecome a member of the Dark Dialogue Collective.\nSupport Adopt-a-Victim.\nSupport the show:\nPatreon\nhttps://patreon.com/c/DarkDialoguepod\nKo-fi\nhttps://ko-fi.com/darkdialogue\nSubscribe to our Substack\nhttps://substack.com/@darkdialogue1\nQuestions or case suggestions:\ninfo@darkdialogue.com\nMusic Credit\nMusic featured in this episode is used under license.\nSong: Deliver Me\nArtist: JJ Hawk Band\nCourtesy of Hawk Studios.\nUsed under perpetual non-exclusive license by Dark Dialogue Enterprises, LLC.\nCopyright\n© 2026 Dark Dialogue Enterprises, LLC. \nAll Rights Reserved.\nDisclaimer\nOpinions expressed are based upon publicly available information, documented evidence, interviews, and investigative analysis available at the time of production.\nListeners are encouraged to review original source materials and reach their own conclusions.\nDark Dialogue is committed to victim-centered, evidence-based investigations that distinguish documented fact from speculation while honoring the lives of victims and their families.\nVisit us:\n https://darkdialogue.com\nSupport Dark Dialogue:\n Patreon\n https://patreon.com/c/DarkDialoguepod\nKo-fi...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/XRjojnihWmJfHjrwE_uuy1i7P0kf4jOl6NLufrY-ydE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MTI0/MTRjZjhkMTEyZjM0/ZWYwNTBkOWJlYmI5/ZjFlMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}