Solving the Colorado Springs’ Jennifer Watkins Homicide Case with Investigative Genetic Genealogy

  • Session

Solving the Colorado Springs’ Jennifer Watkins Homicide Case with Investigative Genetic Genealogy

  • September 20, 2023 //
  • 2:20 pm -
  • 2:40 pm //
  • Hyatt Regency at the Colorado Convention Center, Centennial Ballroom

On November 8, 1999, a young mother, 23-year-old Jennifer Watkins, was found dead in a secluded stairwell at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs where she worked. Despite the Colorado Springs Police Department’s extensive efforts, the case went cold for two decades until Sergeant Kory Dabb enlisted the help of Parabon’s Chief Genetic Genealogist, CeCe Moore.

 

Although investigative genetic genealogy would eventually lead to the identify of Jennifer’s killer, her co-worker 29-year-old Ricky Severt, the journey was far from straightforward. The presenters will take you through the twists and turns of the case and illustrate how, occasionally, even investigative genetic genealogy can initially send detectives chasing after a red herring.

On November 8, 1999, a young mother, 23-year-old Jennifer Watkins, was found dead in a secluded stairwell at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs where she worked. Despite the Colorado Springs Police Department’s extensive efforts, the case went cold for two decades until Sergeant Kory Dabb enlisted the help of Parabon’s Chief Genetic Genealogist, CeCe Moore.

 

Although investigative genetic genealogy would eventually lead to the identify of Jennifer’s killer, her co-worker 29-year-old Ricky Severt, the journey was far from straightforward. The presenters will take you through the twists and turns of the case and illustrate how, occasionally, even investigative genetic genealogy can initially send detectives chasing after a red herring.

  • Early Registration
  • $250.00
  • Standard Registration (after July 15)
  • $295.00
  • Student Registration$195.00
  • $195.00

Workshop currently at capacity. A waitlist is available to join on our registration page.

Brought to you by

Worldwide Association of Women Forensic Experts

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CeCe Moore

Internationally Recognized DNA Expert

CeCe Moore is an internationally recognized DNA investigative expert, educator and pioneer in the field of genetic genealogy. She has led the Parabon Genetic Genealogy Team to the unparalleled record of over 400 successful identifications of violent criminal suspects and unidentified decedents since 2018. Starting in 2010, she began developing the now widely used genetic genealogy techniques that have become foundational to the IGG field. CeCe’s work with law enforcement has led to the first conviction, the first conviction through jury verdict, the first conviction in a recent violent crime, and the first exoneration in cases where the suspect was identified through genetic genealogy.

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