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Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
California

Distinct tattoos could help identify man found dead in 1985, California cops say

Distinctive tattoos on a man found dead after 39 years in California may aid in identification.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is seeking public help to solve the decades-old mystery. [ more ]
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Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
California

Woman was found dead down embankment 38 years ago, CA cops say. Now she's identified

The woman found dead 38 years ago in California has been identified as Maria Pilar Del Gadillo Carrillo, an immigrant from Mexico.
Deputies used investigative genetic genealogy to identify the woman through DNA testing and traditional genealogical methods. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
4 months ago
California

Body of homicide victim found in Nevada desert 40 years ago identified as California man

DNA evidence identified homicide victim after 40 years.
Ongoing investigation into the case with assistance from forensic genealogy. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
California

Woman was found dead down embankment 38 years ago, CA cops say. Now she's identified

The woman found dead 38 years ago in California has been identified as Maria Pilar Del Gadillo Carrillo, an immigrant from Mexico.
Deputies used investigative genetic genealogy to identify the woman through DNA testing and traditional genealogical methods. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
4 months ago
California

Body of homicide victim found in Nevada desert 40 years ago identified as California man

DNA evidence identified homicide victim after 40 years.
Ongoing investigation into the case with assistance from forensic genealogy. [ more ]
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www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
New York City

A Man Faces Charges in Killings of the Gilgo 4. What About the Other 6?

The Gilgo Beach serial killings case is mostly unsolved.
Focus on the 'Gilgo Four' led to the arrest of a suspect, Rex Heuermann. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
4 months ago
California

Surveyor found remains near California canyon in 2000, officials say. Now they're ID'd

Advanced forensic genetic genealogy helped identify human remains of a 52-year-old woman.
Investigators utilized DNA testing and genealogical methods to determine the woman's identity. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
4 months ago
California

Remains found in desert identified 47 years later. Cops need help finding man's family

Luis Alonso Paredes' remains found and identified 47 years later in Arizona desert.
Investigators need public help to find Paredes' family in the San Francisco Bay or Alameda County, California. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
2 weeks ago
New York City

Prolific L.A. serial killer charged with killing woman in Utah in 1998

Chester Turner, a convicted serial killer in California, has been charged with another murder in Utah from the late 1990s. [ more ]
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