Big Brother Winner Derek Lavasser Helps Houston Woman Find Her Mother's Killer

Uncovering a Cold Case

• 💡 A Big Brother winner and former detective, Derek Lavasser, is using his resources and platform to help solve cold cases.
• 🎯 His latest case involves identifying a Jane Doe buried in a potter's cemetery for over 32 years.

A Daughter's Search

• 💔 Spencer Zamora Graham finally learned the fate of her mother, Joann Zamora, who went missing in 1992.
• 🔎 Moxy Forensic Investigations, co-founded by Lavasser, took on the case, funding the $5,000 DNA lab work to identify the Jane Doe.
• 📺 Spencer, a true crime fan and a fan of Lavasser's from his Big Brother days, even appeared on his show, Crime Weekly, hoping to find the killer.

The Power of Genetic Genealogy

• 🧬 The identification was made possible through genetic genealogy, a science that helps connect individuals through DNA.
• 💰 Lavasser personally funded the identification process through a coffee company he co-founded to support genetic genealogy efforts.
• 🤝 The team has also put up an additional $5,000 reward for information leading to the killer's capture.

Finding Closure

• ✨ Thanks to the investigation, Spencer can now put her mother to rest with a new headstone bearing her name at the Harris County Cemetery.
• 👏 Lavasser's dedication to helping those he doesn't know is highlighted as a special act of care.