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Killer eludes police for 31 years; one woman found him in 2 hours
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis story originally aired Nov. 20, 2021. it was updated on Jan. 21, 2023. When Chelsea Rustad...
Genetic genealogy has become a boon to crime investigators
The Gadsden Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMost people have heard of genetic genealogy in relation to crime-solving. In recent years,...
How a single strand of rootless hair helped crack the 1982 murder of a 5-year-old girl
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn a rainy morning in January 1982, Anne Pham got ready for school and walked alone to her...
'The sky is the limit now': Genetic genealogy offers promise in solving long-cold Inland Northwest...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMay 28—A body in the river. A murdered boy. A teenage runaway found dead in the brush. Each is a case with an unanswered question: Who killed them? Detectives are increasingly turning toward ...
Police Solve Teacher's 1971 Cold Case Murder Using Discarded Cigarette Butt
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRita Curran was 24 years old when police say she was strangled to death inside of her Burlington,...
Discarded cigarette butt helped investigators solve 52-year-old mystery of who killed a Vermont...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA cigarette butt, left, and Rita Curran's brother Tom, right, in a composite image.Getty Images;...
Coffee cup helps US police crack 46-year-old cold case after 300 interviews and task force didn’t
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA coffee cup discarded at Philadelphia International Airport earlier this year has led to a...
DNA collected from chewing gum leads to arrest and conviction in 1980 cold case murder
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoDNA found in a piece of discarded chewing gum led to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in a...
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's latest book paints DNA picture of Seattle-area murders
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 23—"Heartbreaking true crime with a detective who hugs killers into confessing. Battles over genetic privacy. And a former actress-Barbie impersonator, who solves cold case murders." Who ...
The Baby Abandoned Beside a Dumpster Who Helped Solve a Cold-Case Murder
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPhoto Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyShe was in her twenties, homeless, out of...