What Tara Augustin has said about DNA evidence
1 quote · 1 episode · Jul 25, 2026
Tara Augustin, Montgomery County Police cold case detective who reopened the Prier case, has been quoted on DNA evidence once in 1 episode of 20/20, most recently on July 25, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Augustin said the lab returned the DNA match from the water bottle within a week.
“we obtained the sample on a Sunday, and by Friday, we had a report saying that it was a match”
20/20: First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder (Rebroadcast) (Jul 25, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:35
Episodes
First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder (Rebroadcast)20/20 · Jul 25, 2026 · 1 h 23 min
20/20 recounts the 2001 murder of Leslie Prier in Chevy Chase, Maryland, solved 23 years later when genetic genealogy and an airport DNA sting identified her daughter's ex-boyfriend.
Others on DNA evidence
- Ashley Flowers · 3 quotes
- John Heinzelman · 2 quotes
- Matt Murphy · 2 quotes
- Kathleen Zellner · 2 quotes
- Alaina Urquhart · 2 quotes
- Briana Whitney · 1 quote
- Megyn Kelly · 1 quote
- Jack Posobiec · 1 quote
Tara Augustin on other topics
- Murder of Leslie Prier · 3 quotes
- Order of protection · 1 quote