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We're heading to 1969. On October 2nd, a teenage girl
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entered a hotel room in downtown Oakland, California, accompanied by
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a man. Less than 30 minutes later, hotel employees heard
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a scream. When police arrived at the hotel, the man
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had disappeared. Inside the room, investigators discovered the body of
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a young woman who had been strangled. She carried no ID.
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Nobody could tell investigators who she was. For the next
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57 years, she remained a Jane Doe. But the investigator
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had another disturbing dimension. Detectives suspected her murder might be
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connected to a violent offender who already attracted the attention
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of the FBI. His name was Taylor Teeford, a fugitive
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who became associated with the nickname of the Crew Cut Killer.
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Teeford had a history of serious violence, including a rape conviction.
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Authorities also suspected him in the fatal shooting of his
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grandmother and the shooting of his sister in 1967. He
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subsequently escaped capture and appeared on the FBI's 10 Most
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Wanted Fugitives list. In 1969, two other women were murdered
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in the Oakland area. Their deaths, along with the unidentified
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teenager's killing, raised the possibility that investigators were dealing with
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a serial offender. For profilers, the suspected pattern presented important questions.
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Were the victims selected because of their perceived vulnerability? Did
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the offender demonstrate a preference for particular circumstances? Could repeated
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violence suggest a developing behavioral pattern? Investigators identified Teeford as
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a suspect in the hotel murder, and he was charged
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in connection with the case in 1972, but he was
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never apprehended. Without an arrest or trial, the question of
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responsibility remained unsolved. The victim still had no name. Fifty-seven
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years later, decades passed. In 2020, the FBI's San Francisco
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field office joined the renewed investigation, providing forensic expertise in
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investigative genetic genealogy. Eventually, investigators located a surviving brother who
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voluntarily provided a DNA sample. The comparison confirmed the victim's identity.
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Her name was Joanne Burdick. Her family called her Joanie.
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She had only been 16 years old when she died.
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On October 1, 2026, 57 years after the murder, Oakland
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police publicly announced the breakthrough. Yet the investigation remains complete. Incomplete.
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Taylor Teeford has never been apprehended, and investigators have acknowledged
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that they still don't know whether he is even alive.
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His involvement in Jones' death is an allegation, not a
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judicial finding. For the FBI, the case illustrates the importance
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of preserving evidence and revisiting investigations as technology improves. For profilers,
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it demonstrates both the potential value and limitations of connecting
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violent crimes through behavioral similarities. For Joanne's family, the breakthrough
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represents something more personal. For 57 years, the world knew
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her as an unidentified murder victim. Now the world knows
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her name.
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We're heading to 1969. On October 2nd, a teenage girl
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00:00:07.049 --> 00:00:11.910
entered a hotel room in downtown Oakland, California, accompanied by
3
00:00:11.949 --> 00:00:15.080
a man. Less than 30 minutes later, hotel employees heard
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00:00:15.119 --> 00:00:17.679
a scream. When police arrived at the hotel, the man
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had disappeared. Inside the room, investigators discovered the body of
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00:00:21.199 --> 00:00:24.140
a young woman who had been strangled. She carried no ID.
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00:00:24.199 --> 00:00:26.570
Nobody could tell investigators who she was. For the next
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00:00:26.570 --> 00:00:31.250
57 years, she remained a Jane Doe. But the investigator
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00:00:31.269 --> 00:00:34.070
had another disturbing dimension. Detectives suspected her murder might be
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00:00:34.090 --> 00:00:38.030
connected to a violent offender who already attracted the attention
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00:00:38.049 --> 00:00:41.880
of the FBI. His name was Taylor Teeford, a fugitive
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00:00:41.899 --> 00:00:44.679
who became associated with the nickname of the Crew Cut Killer.
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00:00:45.539 --> 00:00:48.700
Teeford had a history of serious violence, including a rape conviction.
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00:00:48.920 --> 00:00:51.320
Authorities also suspected him in the fatal shooting of his
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00:00:51.359 --> 00:00:54.859
grandmother and the shooting of his sister in 1967. He
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00:00:55.600 --> 00:00:58.659
subsequently escaped capture and appeared on the FBI's 10 Most
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00:00:58.700 --> 00:01:02.890
Wanted Fugitives list. In 1969, two other women were murdered
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00:01:02.909 --> 00:01:05.790
in the Oakland area. Their deaths, along with the unidentified
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00:01:05.810 --> 00:01:08.829
teenager's killing, raised the possibility that investigators were dealing with
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00:01:08.870 --> 00:01:13.989
a serial offender. For profilers, the suspected pattern presented important questions.
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00:01:14.010 --> 00:01:17.079
Were the victims selected because of their perceived vulnerability? Did
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00:01:17.120 --> 00:01:22.159
the offender demonstrate a preference for particular circumstances? Could repeated
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00:01:22.200 --> 00:01:29.150
violence suggest a developing behavioral pattern? Investigators identified Teeford as
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a suspect in the hotel murder, and he was charged
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in connection with the case in 1972, but he was
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never apprehended. Without an arrest or trial, the question of
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responsibility remained unsolved. The victim still had no name. Fifty-seven
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years later, decades passed. In 2020, the FBI's San Francisco
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00:01:47.319 --> 00:01:50.930
field office joined the renewed investigation, providing forensic expertise in
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00:01:50.969 --> 00:01:57.209
investigative genetic genealogy. Eventually, investigators located a surviving brother who
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voluntarily provided a DNA sample. The comparison confirmed the victim's identity.
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Her name was Joanne Burdick. Her family called her Joanie.
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She had only been 16 years old when she died.
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On October 1, 2026, 57 years after the murder, Oakland
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police publicly announced the breakthrough. Yet the investigation remains complete. Incomplete.
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Taylor Teeford has never been apprehended, and investigators have acknowledged
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that they still don't know whether he is even alive.
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His involvement in Jones' death is an allegation, not a
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00:02:27.939 --> 00:02:31.539
judicial finding. For the FBI, the case illustrates the importance
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00:02:31.580 --> 00:02:36.870
of preserving evidence and revisiting investigations as technology improves. For profilers,
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00:02:36.909 --> 00:02:40.009
it demonstrates both the potential value and limitations of connecting
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00:02:40.110 --> 00:02:44.810
violent crimes through behavioral similarities. For Joanne's family, the breakthrough
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represents something more personal. For 57 years, the world knew
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00:02:48.560 --> 00:02:51.830
her as an unidentified murder victim. Now the world knows
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00:02:51.889 --> 00:02:52.330
her name.
