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1 month, 2 weeks ago

50-year-old murder mystery gets solved: Man, now 84, gets arrested and confirms involvement

A 50-year-old murder mystery in Wisconsin was finally solved using genetic genealogy, leading to the arrest of an 84-year-old man from Minnesota. Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd explained that Miller, now in custody in Steele County, Minnesota, had “confirmed his involvement” in Schlais’ murder. Sheriff Bygd stated that solving this case was a “huge victory” for his agency, marking the …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mary Schlais Wisconsin 1974 cold case solved after killer identified with genetic genealogy

CNN

CNN — Investigators in Wisconsin used genetic genealogy to solve a 50-year-old cold case this week, charging an 84-year-old Minnesota man with killing a woman who was found dead in 1974, authorities said. Jon Miller, of Owatonna, Minnesota, was arrested on Thursday after he “confirmed his involvement” with Schlais’ homicide, according to Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd. For decades, detectives …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Idaho judge DENIES motion by murder suspect Bryan Kohberger to dismiss charges and appeal decision to Supreme Court amid concerns about delays - but STILL no date for trial that could last 15 weeks

Daily Mail

Kohberger is accused of murdering students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin on November 13, 2022 Suspected Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger has had his motion to dismiss his quadruple murder charges denied. Kohberger is accused of fatally stabbing students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin on November 13, 2022. Bryan Kohberger appeared emotionless in …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Who was the decapitated woman in the California vineyard? Authorities finally figured it out

LA Times

The sight of the mutilated body of a petite woman on a dirt road, nude and partially decomposed in a California vineyard in 2011, was disturbing enough to give a detective who worked the scene nightmares. Kern County officials were able to solve the mystery with the help of the DNA Doe Project, a group that uses investigative genetic genealogy …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger's could be kept off TV after lawyers from both sides call for a ban on courtroom cameras

Daily Mail

Lawyers on both sides of the upcoming trial of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger have asked that TV cameras be restricted in court. Attorneys on both sides of the Bryan Kohberger murder trial have asked that the judge limit camera access to the courtroom Housemates Dylan Mortensen, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Bethany Funke At Kohberger's …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Suspect identified in 1981 killing of a New Hampshire woman with help of genetic genealogy, attorney general says

CNN

CNN — A homicide case that went cold for more than 40 years has been solved with the help of forensic genetic genealogy technology, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella said Thursday. The DNA samples that helped link Lee to the case were found on Kempton’s body, a pillowcase and cigarette butt left at the scene, according to an …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Detectives say a karate teacher had a gruesome secret. It took 42 years to make their case

LA Times

Were it not for his sister’s killing, Roy Rodriguez might have left Camarillo. Garcia’s attorney, Brandon Sua, said his client was in a coma for 10 days — “near death” — and suffered “traumatic brain injuries.” Jun Park, the owner of Yokozuna, a Japanese restaurant and sushi bar next to the karate studio, described Garcia as a “normal old guy.” …

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2 years, 3 months ago

The Gene catch

Deccan Chronicle

For 12 long years, former beauty queen and long-time US actress Eva LaRue was being stalked by a psychopath, who regularly sent letters to her southern California home, threatening to rape and kill her and her young daughter. Using genetic genealogy, detectives built the suspect’s family tree and uploaded it on their DNA database, which led them to a town …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Genetic genealogy helps police find Pennsylvania woman's killer 34 years after her death

India Today

A 43-year-old woman, whose mother was found dead in Reading, Pennsylvania around three decades ago, has finally got some closure as the police have finally been able to trace the murderer—a man who died of natural causes four years ago. In February 1990, almost 15 months after Kane’s death, the paper received an anonymous letter from a “concerned citizen,” who …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Police solve 1964 rape, murder of girl with DNA, volunteer

Associated Press

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 Thursday. State police exhumed the long-dead assailant’s body last month and said his DNA precisely matched DNA left on the jacket of …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Police solve 1964 rape and murder of girl with help of DNA and a student

NPR

Police 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, …

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3 years ago

Appeals court cites bias, overturns cold-case murder verdict

The Independent

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3 years, 1 month ago

John Wayne Gacy: New victim of serial killer identified 49 years after he killed dozens and hid them in his crawl space

The Independent

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3 years, 10 months ago

Genetic genealogy helps ID victim of Green River Killer