“60 MINUTES” LISTINGS FOR SUNDAY OCT. 21
7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT
GENETIC GENEALOGY – Steve Kroft investigates the new and powerful law enforcement tool recently used to crack cold cases – including serial killers - that uses a mixture of high-tech DNA analysis, high-speed computer technology and old fashioned family genealogy. Michael Karzis is the producer.
OFF THE RAILS – New York City’s sprawling, century-old subway system is in crisis, plagued by overcrowding, breakdowns and delays. It’s become a daily frustration for millions of New Yorkers who rely on it to get around the congested city. Bill Whitaker gets to the bottom of the subway’s problems and asks the man hired to turn things around how he plans to do it. Marc Lieberman is the producer.
FLY LIKE AN EAGLE – Scott Pelley goes to the steppes of Mongolia to profile falconer Lauren McGough, an American who has mastered the ancient art of hunting with eagles. Nicole Young and Katie Kerbstat are the producers.
ON “60 MINUTES”: GENETIC GENEALOGY IS A POWERFUL NEW TOOL FOR CRACKING COLD CASE MURDERS
CeCe Moore Is One of the Best Genetic Genealogists in the Country – She Tells Steve Kroft About Her Work and the “Profound Moment” When She Discovers the Suspect
CeCe Moore is one of America’s foremost genetic genealogists. Since April, her work has helped to identify more than a dozen suspects in rape and murder cold cases. Moore says years of finding birth parents for adopted children prepared her for this new role. Her extraordinary talent was suddenly in high demand after authorities used genetic genealogy to arrest a suspect in the notorious Golden State Killer case. Moore speaks to Steve Kroft for a 60 MINUTES report to be broadcast Sunday, Oct. 21 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Moore is the lead genetic genealogist for Parabon Nano Labs, a small DNA technology company at the forefront of this new industry. Since the Golden State Killer case broke in April, she has played a pivotal role in finding suspects in 13 of the 14 cases that have utilized this new tool.
Moore and Parabon are in the business of lead generation for law enforcement. If there are partial family matches to the DNA left at a crime scene, Moore takes the matches and builds family trees. “I’m trying to find the intersection where these two family trees come together so we’re getting that right mix of DNA,” she tells Kroft. “Who are their children, theirs, theirs and theirs,” she says, pointing to the members of the family trees she constructs.
She fills in the blanks using public records like marriage licenses, birth and death certificates, obituaries, and social media. At the end of this painstaking process, if she’s successful, she will make connections. “So a descendant from this couple and a descendant from this couple married and had only one son,” she says, demonstrating it to Kroft. “When I give these names to law enforcement, I am really sure. Because all those pieces have to come together in a really specific way. And then for them to end up in the town where these crimes happened, it can’t be a coincidence.”
Moore says that it’s a heavy moment when she first identifies the unknown suspect. “I know a secret that only the killer knows or the rapist knows…it’s a profound thing. This has changed lives.”
IN A “60 MINUTES” REPORT, NEW YORK CITY’S NEW SUBWAY CHIEF DISCUSSES $40 BILLION, 10-YEAR UPGRADE: “NO GAIN WITHOUT A BIT OF PAIN”
Bill Whitaker Gets to the Bottom of the Subway Mess and Talks to the Man Hired to Fix It
New York City’s vast subway system is an iconic piece of American infrastructure that moves nearly six million riders a day. But lately, it has become plagued by overcrowding, breakdowns and delays. After a series of incidents in the summer of 2017, Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency and brought on board Andy Byford, an internationally recognized transit turnaround specialist. How big a problem is Byford facing? What is his plan for getting the subway back on track? Bill Whitaker reports from under the streets of New York for 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Oct. 21 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.
New York’s century-old subway relies on antiquated equipment, including a signaling system that dates back to the early 20th century. Whitaker gets a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the aging equipment in action. In one station, operator Rakiya Spady showed him how she switched traffic on the tracks using a machine built in 1917. “I call it Old Trusty,” Spady tells Whitaker. “It’s moving the trains.”
Byford became president of transit for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in January. In his first months on the job, he drew up a top-to-bottom modernization plan that, if approved, could cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $40 billion. “It will not be quick. It will not be cheap, and it certainly won’t be easy,” Byford tells Whitaker. “Our job is crystal clear. We need to turn this around for New Yorkers.”
Byford has worked on transit systems all over the world but he says he’s facing his toughest test in New York. 60 MINUTES cameras tagged along with him as he pitched his plan to skeptical New Yorkers, who would have to endure service disruptions during the upgrades. Byford says, “My message to New Yorkers is there’s no gain without a bit of pain. This will be worth it.”
THIS SUNDAY ON “60 MINUTES”: AN AMERICAN’S DREAM SOARS TO LIFE IN MONGOLIA, WHERE SHE HUNTS WITH AN EAGLE IN AN ANCIENT BUT DYING TRADITION
“60 Minutes” Cameras Ride with the Eagles for a Bird’s Eye View
To Lauren McGough, it was something out of “The Lord of the Rings.” A dream. Nomadic herders train golden eagles to soar into the skies, catch game and return with their prey. McGough made the dream come true when she went to Mongolia and mastered this art of hunting. She tells her story to Scott Pelley in the Mongolian steppe, on the next edition of 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Oct. 21 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Lauren’s dream began thousands of miles away at home in Oklahoma. “I read a book on falconry. And it’s like the fire was lit. I just knew I had to do it,” she tells Pelley. “And, as I was researching, I went to the library, and I found this old book that had black and white photos of eagle hunters from Mongolia… And it just looked like the most incredible thing. And I thought, ‘I have to see it. I have to do it.’”
Her dad, a former military pilot, took her to Mongolia. There she met the hunters who rely on golden eagles to help them hunt as their ancestors did. They took her in, and eventually she not only learned to catch, train and hunt with the eagles, but she also earned a PhD for her work with the hunters.
In the harsh environs of the Mongolian steppes, where few crops can grow, animals are the key to survival, domesticated and, just as importantly, wild game. The eagles can see foxes and other mammals from high in the air and dive at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour. “They’re incredibly effective at killing, which is what they’re built for. They are a modern-day velociraptor, a perfect product of evolution,” says McGough.
The eagles are kept and cared for over several years while they hunt; they are then released back into the wild. If some consider the training and captivity of this wild animal cruel, McGough tells Pelley, “I would encourage anybody that has doubts to go out with a falconer in this country or in the United States or anywhere. We only encourage their natural instincts.”
The golden eagles are not endangered. In fact, they are a hardy species abundant in the Northern Hemisphere, and conservationists have little fear for their survival. The Kazakh eagle hunters on the Mongolian steppes are another matter. It is estimated that there are only about 300 left. They appreciated the American woman’s keen interest in their livelihood.
One of the hunters interviewed by Pelley, named Chukan, says that McGough’s skills with the eagle are on par with those of his male colleagues. He and his brother, who trained McGough, welcomed her. “She came from a world far away. She had her mind set on learning to hunt with the eagle,” he says. “Her motivation came from deep in her heart. We just couldn’t say no.”
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