Sacramento Bee1 week agoCaliforniaWoman found slain on hilltop in 1991, California cops say. Now DNA helps solve caseA cold case involving the murder of Danielle Clause in 1991 has been solved 33 years later. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee1 month agoCaliforniaWoman was found dead down embankment 38 years ago, CA cops say. Now she's identifiedThe 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 Times2 months agoCaliforniaBody of homicide victim found in Nevada desert 40 years ago identified as California manDNA evidence identified homicide victim after 40 years. Ongoing investigation into the case with assistance from forensic genealogy. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee4 months agoCaliforniaTeens found skull in 1968. Now it's ID'd as veteran of two wars, California cops sayA skull found in Humboldt County in 1968 has been identified as a man missing since the 1950s who was a veteran of two wars. DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy led investigators to the man's daughter, who provided a genetic match to the remains. [ more ]