About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "Bonus: 'Dana'" from The Hand in the Window covers how police figured out the true identity of "Dana," a key figure in the investigation. In this bonus installment, host John Quiñones sits down with Brad Mielke, host of Start Here, to unpack the specific methods investigators used to uncover who she really was.
Hosts and release
John Quiñones and Brad Mielke host this conversation, which runs 17 minutes and was released on December 16, 2025, as episode 7 of the series. The episode sits within New Podcast Exposes Ohio Serial Murder Case Through Exclusive Evidence, the nine-part investigation from ABC News and 20/20 built around the 2016 kidnapping in rural Ohio that led to the discovery of serial killer Shawn Grate, featuring exclusive recordings of the victim's 911 call and 33 hours of detective interrogations. Listeners looking to hear the full investigative arc, including how the identification methods discussed here fit into the broader case, can find flere episoder af showet alongside this bonus conversation between the two hosts.
