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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 ...
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;...
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,...
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...
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 ...
DNA collected from chewing gum leads to arrest and conviction in 1980 cold case murder
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoDNA found in a piece of discarded chewing gum led to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in a...
Cigarette butt leads to suspect in strangling of Vermont teacher in 1971
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe murder of a Vermont teacher more than half a century ago was solved after authorities linked a...