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  • The Genetic Detective The Case of the Missing Lovebirds (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV Episode | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

The Genetic Detective

The Case of the Missing Lovebirds (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

Moore works with Seattle's Snohomish County Sheriff's Office and takes on her first-ever cold case as a genetic genealogist - the double homicide of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg. The young couple disappeared in 1987 after taking a ...See moreMoore works with Seattle's Snohomish County Sheriff's Office and takes on her first-ever cold case as a genetic genealogist - the double homicide of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg. The young couple disappeared in 1987 after taking a ferry from Vancouver to Seattle and were later found miles apart, gagged, bound and brutally murdered. With a smattering of clues, but no real leads, the case was cold for 30 years. The episode includes interviews with Jay's parents, Gordon and Leona Cook; Tanya's brother, John Van Cuylenborg; Snohomish County law enforcement retired Sheriff Rick Bart and Detective Jim Scharf; and radio reporter Hanna Scott. See less
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Director
Remy Weber (directed by)
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Updated May 26, 2020

Release date
May 26, 2020 (United States)

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12 cast members
Name Known for
Tanya Van Cuylenborg
Self - Victim (archive footage) Self - Victim (archive footage)   See fewer
Jay Cook
Self - Victim (archive footage) Self - Victim (archive footage)   See fewer
Rick Bart
Self - Snohomish County Sherriff's Office, Ret. (as Sheriff Rick Bart) Self - Snohomish County Sherriff's Office, Ret. (as Sheriff Rick Bart)   See fewer
Jim Scharf
Self - Cold Case Team, Snohomish County Sheriff's Office (as Det. Jim Scharf) Self - Cold Case Team, Snohomish County Sheriff's Office (as Det. Jim Scharf)   See fewer
Hanna Scott
Self - Reporter, KIRO Radio 97.3FM Seattle Self - Reporter, KIRO Radio 97.3FM Seattle   See fewer
Gordon Cook
Self - Jay Cook's Father Self - Jay Cook's Father   See fewer
Leona Cook
Self - Jay Cook's Mother Self - Jay Cook's Mother   See fewer
John Van Cuylenborg
Self - Tanya Van Cuylenborg's Brother Self - Tanya Van Cuylenborg's Brother   See fewer
Steve Armentrout
Self - CEO, Parabon Nanolabs (as Steven Armentrout PhD) Self - CEO, Parabon Nanolabs (as Steven Armentrout PhD)   See fewer
Ellen Greytak
Self - Director of Bioinformatics / Parabon Nanolabs (as Ellen Greytek PhD) Self - Director of Bioinformatics / Parabon Nanolabs (as Ellen Greytek PhD)   See fewer
Lisa Collins
Self - Forensic Scientist, Washington State Patrol Self - Forensic Scientist, Washington State Patrol   See fewer
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