The Wedding DJ Who Hid a Murder for 25 Years | The Christy Mirack Case

December 21, 1992. Christy Mirack, a 25-year-old first-grade teacher in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is killed in her townhouse on the last school day before Christmas — with her coat on and presents for her students by the door. Her killer leaves his DNA. For 25 years, it matches no one. In 2018, weeks after the Golden State Killer arrest, genetic genealogist CeCe Moore traces the DNA through a family tree to one man: a popular local wedding DJ. An undercover trooper waits at an elementary school event while he chews gum and drinks from a water bottle. This is the full story of the Christy Mirack case: the investigation, the genealogy breakthrough, the arrest of "DJ Freez", the guilty plea — and his failed attempt to take it back. 0:00 The DJ 0:52 Chapter 1 - The Last Day Before Christmas 1:57 Chapter 2 - Suspect After Suspect 3:05 Chapter 3 - A Face From DNA 4:21 Chapter 4 - The School Event 5:17 Chapter 5 - DJ Freez 6:22 Chapter 6 - The Final Verdict Original recordings (short excerpts, for documentary and news commentary): ABC News 20/20 "The DNA Detective" (Oct. 5, 2018), including the Lancaster County DA press conference of June 25, 2018 and an archive interview with Raymond Rowe; NBC News Dateline "Facing the Music". Sources: Commonwealth v. Rowe, Lancaster County — guilty plea Jan. 8, 2019 (life without parole + 60 to 120 years) Pa. Superior Court, Commonwealth v. Rowe (Apr. 18, 2023; Jan. 22, 2026); Pa. Supreme Court (Aug. 1, 2025; July 21, 2026) ABC News 20/20, "The DNA Detective" (Oct. 5, 2018) NBC News Dateline, "Facing the Music" PhillyVoice / Lancaster County DA (arrest, June 2018) · Local21 / FOX43 (plea, Jan. 2019) · Oxygen (2021 hearing) Narration: AI voice. Music: "Missing Persons" by Jeremy Blake (YouTube Audio Library). Sound effects: Wikimedia Commons and Pixabay. Photo credits (Wikimedia Commons): Randolph Carney, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wings-from-ashes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nashmanhemi (talk) (Public domain) · Oscar Moreno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smallbones (CC0) · Zeete, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adamiglehart, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gerry Dincher, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chsdrummajor07, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alpacaaviator, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kotivalo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bim24 (CC0) · Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · User, CC BY-SA 3.0 · kristinafh, CC BY 2.0 · Federal Bureau of Investigation (Public domain) · Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicole Leidholm, photographer (Public domain) · Linda Bartlett (Photographer) (Public domain) · Scotted400, CC BY 4.0 · LiaSG, CC BY-SA 3.0 · J. Passepartout, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kantoterror, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PattayaPatrol, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pascua Theus, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kykywinks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jiafei Slay Queen (CC0) #TrueCrime #ColdCase #ChristyMirack