Naming the Dead
2025– · Disney+ · 38 min · 1 season
S01E06 · The Man on Fire
Sun, 3 Aug, 10:00 pm
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."
About
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.
Episodes
- E01
The Hitchhiker
Sun, 3 Aug· 38 minAfter 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.
- E02
A Box of Bones
Sun, 3 Aug· 41 minFor 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.
- E03
The Body in the Sand
Sun, 3 Aug· 37 minThirty-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.
- E04
The Body on the Train
Sun, 3 Aug· 39 minDiscovering 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.
- E05
The Oil Well Murder
Sun, 3 Aug· 35 minDetective 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.
- E06
The Man on Fire
Sun, 3 Aug· 37 minFor 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."
