On Jan. 19, 1974, the partially buried body of an unidentified deceased adult female was located in the open desert of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.
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A suspect in the 2004 murder of Cleveland, Ohio resident Naomi Fails has been identified as Angelo Smith, who is now charged with murder.
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The case took on new significance when James' mother recognized a pair of Nike high-top shoes associated with unidentified remains recovered in a 1990 Shasta County Coroner's case.
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On May 16, 1981, the skeletal remains of an unidentified woman were found along George Road just north of Noland Road in a rural area of Kansas City, Missouri.
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The person responsible for killing 21-year-old Patrick Santos has been identified and is now charged with first degree murder.
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After decades of stalled leads and inconclusive testing, advanced forensic genetic genealogy finally provided the answers investigators had long sought, revealing the decedent as Armes Henry Lahti.
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Police determined the remains were an adult man, but few other details could be determined, such as his approximate age.
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In an usual sequence of events, forensic genetic genealogy has now identified the remains of a homicide victim from 1981—even though a suspect was convicted of her murder 45 years ago.
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While forensic technicians meticulously collected several items of evidence from the crime scene, initial rounds of DNA testing sent to the North Carolina State Crime Lab did not immediately yield a suspect match.
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In a recent conversation with State Attorney Bill Gladson, convicted serial killer Billy Mansfield indicated the possible location of more victims of his crimes.
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