Investigators make arrest in hitchhiking woman’s death 50 years later
Mary Schlias was hitchhiking from Minneapolis to Chicago when the then-25-year-old was picked up and stabbed to death. Her ...
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UPDATE: Evidence that led to arrest of Owatonna man in a 50-year-old cold case
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Jon K. Miller, 84, of Owatonna was arrested on Nov. 7 for the 1974 murder of Mary Schlias. Schlias ...
Genealogy team explains how they helped solve 50-year cold case
The college staff from New Jersey cold-called the Dunn Co. Sheriff's Office after finding Mary Schais' case online and offered to help.
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DNA genealogy research helped track down murder suspect in 50-year-old Dunn County cold case
After a 50-year long investigation, a suspect in the murder of Mary Schlais is arrested and in the Dunn County Jail.
Unexpected twist in Texas cold case murder probe: Victim was a bridesmaid in killer's wedding
The investigation into the 1995 murder of Texas teacher Mary Catherine Edwards went cold for years. Advances in forensic science and tireless work by investigators would reveal the startling ...
Cold case murder victim was a bridesmaid in killer's wedding
The investigation into the 1995 murder of Texas teacher Mary Catherine Edwards went cold for years. Advances in forensic ...
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3D Imaging Helps Recreate Face Of John Doe Found In Cheyenne A Year Ago
DNA from a badly decomposed man found in Cheyenne in November 2023 hasn’t so far helped identify him. But the Laramie County ...
Nila Bala: The risks of sharing your DNA with online companies aren’t a future concern. They’re here now
DNA commodification is no longer a future concern; it’s a present reality. Beyond charging users for their services, some ...
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A Las Vegas woman was found strangled to death in 1994. A nonprofit helped identify her killer
The suspect’s DNA file is then uploaded to databases like GEDMatch, which is used by people who send in their genetic DNA ...
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Melonie White's Legacy: The Impact of Cold Case Resolution
In 1994, a woman in Las Vegas was discovered strangled to death. Decades later, a nonprofit organization played a crucial ...
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A Las Vegas woman was found strangled to death in 1994. Decades later, a nonprofit group helped identify her killer
The suspect’s DNA file is then uploaded to databases like GEDMatch, which is used by people who send in their genetic DNA testing kits to discover their ancestry and find relatives. GEDMatch ...