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California girl was found murdered, buried in snowpack. 45 years later, police finally know who did it.

Forensic genealogy helped solve the 44-year-old cold case of Esther Gonzales by identifying her murderer, Lewis Randolph Randy Williamson.

After 41 years, a missing woman has been identified. Police want to know how she died

A decades-old mystery of identifying a woman's remains has been solved after 41 years.

Missing California woman, 29, identified as body found in a pond

A missing California woman was identified as Jane Doe found dead in 2018, confirming her identity through genetic genealogy.

Hawaii girl found in a metal box finally identified

A little girl, Mary Sue Fink, was identified 60 years after being found in a box in Hawaii, but her death remains a mystery.

Cold case solved: Skull found in Illinois home's wall ID'd as grave robbery victim who died in 1800s

Kane County officials solved a cold case from the mid-1800s, identifying a victim through DNA technology, providing closure to her descendants.

Human remains found near Hoover Dam in 2009 identified as Michigan man

Forensic genetic genealogy led to the identification of remains found near the Hoover Dam as belonging to a Michigan man missing since 1995.

California girl was found murdered, buried in snowpack. 45 years later, police finally know who did it.

Forensic genealogy helped solve the 44-year-old cold case of Esther Gonzales by identifying her murderer, Lewis Randolph Randy Williamson.

After 41 years, a missing woman has been identified. Police want to know how she died

A decades-old mystery of identifying a woman's remains has been solved after 41 years.

Missing California woman, 29, identified as body found in a pond

A missing California woman was identified as Jane Doe found dead in 2018, confirming her identity through genetic genealogy.

Hawaii girl found in a metal box finally identified

A little girl, Mary Sue Fink, was identified 60 years after being found in a box in Hawaii, but her death remains a mystery.

Cold case solved: Skull found in Illinois home's wall ID'd as grave robbery victim who died in 1800s

Kane County officials solved a cold case from the mid-1800s, identifying a victim through DNA technology, providing closure to her descendants.

Human remains found near Hoover Dam in 2009 identified as Michigan man

Forensic genetic genealogy led to the identification of remains found near the Hoover Dam as belonging to a Michigan man missing since 1995.

Body found in Bay Area marsh identified, as detectives seek answers

Craig William Ott, previously unidentified, has been linked to a murder case as forensic genealogy identifies his remains after 23 years.

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.

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