What Finally Broke Jodine Serrin’s Case Wide Open?

In February 2007, 25-year-old Jodine “Jodi” Serrin was killed inside her apartment in Carlsbad, California. For years, her case remained unsolved. Then, in 2018, investigators used investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) to identify her killer: David Mabrito. But this episode isn’t just about solving the case. It’s about what came after. In this episode of The Deck, Ashley Flowers shares a perspective rarely explored in true crime, the story of Marisa Mabrito, David Mabrito’s ex-wife. She met David in Oceanside, California in 1995. Built a life with him. Raised a child with him. And unknowingly lived with him at the exact time he committed this crime. For more than a decade, she had no idea. This video explores how David Mabrito avoided detection for 11 years, the moment genetic genealogy connected him to Jodine Serrin’s case, the devastating impact on his family after the truth came out, and how law enforcement used IGG to finally solve the case. You’ll also hear how this case helped shape national training programs for investigators and how public DNA databases continue to play a critical role in solving cold cases across the United States. This is a story about justice, but it’s also a story about the people left behind — on both sides. Watch our Crime Junkie coverage of this case here:    • Can DNA Solve the Decade-Old Murder of Jod...   Check out these other great crime channels: ‪@annieelise‬ The Case That Broke the Internet: Inside the Viral Murder of Bianca Devins    • The Case That Broke the Internet: Inside t...   ‪@bellafiori‬ The Case of Susan Smith    • The Case of Susan Smith   ‪@EleanorNeale‬ How a 'Mom's Only' Sleepover Ended in Suspicious Death    • How a 'Mom's Only' Sleepover Ended in Susp...   ‪@christinaarandall‬ Something Strange is Happening with 19 & Counting Family | Joseph Duggar & Wife Arrested Too    • Something Strange is Happening with 19 & C...