Transcript of Coming Soon: "Blood and Water" New

It was Wednesday morning about 10 AM when Leslie Jennings-Priore's colleagues became concerned she hadn't come to work.

911, what's your emergency? We just walked in the door, her husband and I, and there's blood in the foyer.

In 2001, Leslie Priore was living in the suburbs of Washington, DC, when on a spring morning the unthinkable happened.

There were signs of a struggle but no forced entry. This woman was strangled and she was beaten. She was found in the shower with the water running.

Leslie's body was found in the upstairs bathroom. My dad is like, your mom has been in an accident. Suspicion fell where it usually does in cases like this.

Her husband told us that he had failed the lie detector test. I asked him, did you kill Mom?

And he said no. For the next two decades, Leslie Prier's case remained unsolved, and the shocking truth about the real killer the killer stayed hidden until very recently, when new technology allowed investigators to do what had once been impossible.

And what they're looking at is this DNA. Detectives started trailing him to confirm their suspicions.

Hands up!

In your eyes, it's guilty until proven innocent.

Honey, your DNA was in the crime scene. I'm Stephanie Ramos, and this is Blood and Water. A new series from ABC Audio in 2020. And he almost got away with it. He almost got away with it. Coming April 28th. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.