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Kern County Jane Doe Identified as 15‑Year‑Old Michelle Louise Collier

Modern DNA analysis produced a match in a consumer genealogy database that restored her name and prompted investigators to reopen the nearly 48‑year‑old homicide probe.

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DNA Identifies Suspect in 1995 Springfield Murder

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Man Charged in 1981 Grapevine Strangling After DNA from His Trash Matches Preserved Evidence

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After 46 Years, Ventura County’s 1980 Jane Doe Is Identified as Maricela Rocha Parga

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After 44 Years, Cigarette DNA Convicts Man in 1982 Killing of California Teen

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L.A. Charges 63-Year-Old After DNA Ties Him to 1996 Killing of Claudia Guevara

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Jose Velasquez Indicted and Held Without Bail in 1998 Astoria Motel Killing

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DNA Breakthrough Identifies Deceased Suspect in 2005 Eastbourne Murder

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Marc Anthony Russ Pleads Not Guilty in 1994 Killing of Tanya Frazier After DNA Breakthrough

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Jury Convicts Mark Personette in 1978 San Francisco Killing of 15-Year-Old Marissa Harvey

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DNA From Discarded Straw Leads to Murder Charge in 1984 Killing of Long Island Teen

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Austin Police Identify Robert Eugene Brashers as Likely Killer in 1991 Yogurt Shop Murders

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Kern County Jane Doe Identified as 15‑Year‑Old Michelle Louise Collier

DNA Identifies Suspect in 1995 Springfield Murder

Man Charged in 1981 Grapevine Strangling After DNA from His Trash Matches Preserved Evidence

DNA Genealogy Leads to Capital Murder Charge in 1986 Texas Killing

DNA Breakthrough Leads to Capital Murder Charge in 1986 Killing of Texas Teen

Arizona Woman Charged in 1981 ‘Baby Rebecca’ Murder After DNA Breakthrough

GBI Arrests Ware County Man in 1984 Waycross Rape and Murder

DNA Leads to Arrest in 1977 Killing of Ralph Gianoli in Kenosha

DNA and Genetic Genealogy Identify Suspect in 1974 Long Island Murder

Police Reveal Full DNA Profile in 1986 Diane Sindall Murder Probe

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John Carey Convicted in 1986 Killing of Salem State Student Claire Gravel

After 46 Years, Ventura County’s 1980 Jane Doe Is Identified as Maricela Rocha Parga

After 44 Years, Cigarette DNA Convicts Man in 1982 Killing of California Teen

L.A. Charges 63-Year-Old After DNA Ties Him to 1996 Killing of Claudia Guevara

Jose Velasquez Indicted and Held Without Bail in 1998 Astoria Motel Killing

DNA Breakthrough Identifies Deceased Suspect in 2005 Eastbourne Murder

Marc Anthony Russ Pleads Not Guilty in 1994 Killing of Tanya Frazier After DNA Breakthrough

Jury Convicts Mark Personette in 1978 San Francisco Killing of 15-Year-Old Marissa Harvey

DNA From Discarded Straw Leads to Murder Charge in 1984 Killing of Long Island Teen

Austin Police Identify Robert Eugene Brashers as Likely Killer in 1991 Yogurt Shop Murders

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