Detectives learned Michael Ruff Wigley was investigated in the early 1980’s for two separate incidents of sexual assault cases in central Texas.
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In the most promising breakthrough yet, forensic scientists and researchers have generated investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) profiles for 6 unidentified individuals excavated from Oaklawn Cemetery during the 1921Graves investigation to identify victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre.
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A new bill in Florida that seeks to add privacy protections for people who share their DNA with third-parties unanimously passed the Senate committee late last week.
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In the years that followed, the case grew cold, and due to a far less extensive records keeping process by the Sheriff's Office and the Coroner's Office at the time, it is unclear the extent of the work that investigators may have done.
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Two fisherman discovered a nude female body along the south shore of the Spokane River, her hands and feet were dismembered and her head was decapitated.
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The cause of death was a gunshot wound, and the manner of death was determined to be homicide. It was estimated that he had been deceased for approximately 6 months.
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Leads were transmitted back to the agency and investigators were able to identify a potential relative that currently resides in Arkansas. That individual was contacted and did, in fact, report having a sister who had been missing since August 1974.
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The victim has been positively identified as Rebecca “Becky” Burke, 52. The newly formed DeKalb County Cold Case Task Force seeks information about Burke’s death.
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She was discovered face up, handcuffed, and her body was burned. She died as a result of over 17 blows to her head and she was also strangled.
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DNA extracted from five locks of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair has revealed interesting—and unexpected—insights about his health and ancestry.
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