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Naming the Dead
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Naming the Dead

Sat, Aug 2, 2025
  • Documentary
  • Mystery
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

There are 50,000 bodies lying unnamed and unmourned across America with no way of identifying them, until now. This powerful new series follows the DNA Doe Project - a leading organization in genetic investigation and identification - as they partner with law enforcement agencies to solve the coldest of cases, name these unidentified bodies, and bring resolution to families across the country.

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Where to watch

Streaming on

  • Disney Plus↗
  • Hulu↗
  • YouTube TV↗
Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Jammy Kasongo
    Jammy Kasongo
    as Self - Narrator (voice)
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Episodes

1 season · 6 episodes

Running · 6 aired
Season 1
6 episodes · 6 aired
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  • E1
    The Hitchhiker
    Aired · Sun, Aug 3, 2025 · 38m

    After exhausting all leads, coroner Scott McCord turns to the DNA Doe Project to try to identify one of the victims of serial killer Larry Eyler.

  • E2
    A Box of Bones
    Aired · Sun, Aug 3, 2025 · 41m

    For 38 years, the identity of a Texas murder victim has been a mystery. Now, police are teaming up with the DNA Doe Project to find out who she was.

  • E3
    The Body in the Sand
    Aired · Sun, Aug 3, 2025 · 37m

    Thirty-two years ago, a young, unidentified female was found dead in the desert. Now, local police are joining forces with the DNA Doe Project to bring her home.

  • E4
    The Body on the Train
    Aired · Sun, Aug 3, 2025 · 39m

    Discovering the grave of a man crushed under ice in a railroad car, journalist Marresa Burke joins forces with the DNA Doe Project to find his family.

  • E5
    The Oil Well Murder
    Aired · Sun, Aug 3, 2025 · 35m

    Detective Bryan Johnson's first case is a homicide. To solve it, he first needs to identify the victim, so he enlists the help of the DNA Doe Project.

  • E6
    The Man on Fire
    Aired · Sun, Aug 3, 2025 · 37m

    For 28 years, the horrifying case of a young man who was burned alive sat on a shelf in the Atlanta Police Department; the case remained inactive; investigators have teamed up with the DNA Doe Project to attempt to identify the "man on fire."