Woman's 1979 cold case rape, murder solved with genetic genealogy; 82-year-old suspect arrested. There was no apparent connection between the victim and the suspect.

Nearly 50 years after the cold case murder of a 19-year-old who went missing from her Illinois village, authorities have identified her killer through new DNA evidence.. In March of 1979, Kathy ...

Nearly 50 years after the cold case murder of a 19-year-old who went missing from her Illinois village, authorities have identified her killer through new DNA evidence.

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said in a press release that the case had been solved using forensic genealogy, ending the over-45-year cold case.

'It needed to be solved': Cold case detective discusses hunt for Salem teen's killer Landers was a patient at Fairview Training Center when she went missing March 9, 1979.

Nearly 50 years after the cold case murder of a 19-year-old who went missing from her ... the case has been solved. ... Illinois, in 1979. In 2024, police announced they had identified her ...

Andre Taylor, 63, was sentenced to life in prison for a 1979 cold-case killing that was finally solved thanks to DNA evidence advancements.

ABC News. Woman's 1979 cold case rape, murder solved with genetic genealogy. Posted: March 18, 2025 | Last updated: March 18, 2025. A man has been arrested in a woman's 1979 cold case murder after ...

A man has been arrested in a woman's 1979 cold case murder after investigators used genetic genealogy to zero in on his identity, police in Maryland announced. On March 3, 1979, the body of 31 ...