Overview
- The public event will be held on Nov. 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Public Safety Complex on Wales Road in Brimfield, where attendees can provide a simple cheek swab.
- Investigators recently expanded forensic testing on items recovered near Holly Piirainen’s remains, including a white tank top with a pink and purple “Boston” motif that lacked tags or size information.
- DNA profiles from the event will be compared to publicly available genealogy databases to help identify distant relatives and guide investigators in building family trees.
- Participants will receive free ancestry and family-tree information, according to Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni.
- Holly disappeared from Sturbridge on Aug. 5, 1993, and her body was found in Brimfield on Oct. 23, 1993, yet no arrests have been made and tips can be shared at 413-426-3507.