Police solve 1964 rape and murder of girl with help of DNA and a student
NPRPolice solve 1964 rape and murder of girl with help of DNA and a student Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Rubinkam/AP Michael Rubinkam/AP HAZLETON, Pa. — DNA and a 20-year-old genealogy expert helped state police identify the man who abducted, raped and murdered a young girl in a case that rattled a Pennsylvania coal town nearly six decades ago, officials announced on Thursday. State police exhumed the long-dead assailant's body last month and said his DNA precisely matched DNA left on the jacket of the victim, 9-year-old Marise Ann Chiverella, who was snatched on the morning of March 18, 1964, as she walked to school in Hazleton, about 80 miles north of Philadelphia. State police made the announcement at a news conference packed with current and retired investigators — including the trooper who first probed Marise's murder — and the little girl's four siblings and extended family. History student helps solve case A history major at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania and proprietor of ES Genealogy, Schubert developed an interest in the discipline as a young boy and had helped other police agencies crack their cold cases using genetic genealogy, which blends the use of DNA testing with traditional genealogical research.
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