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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.

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.

Woman found slain on hilltop in 1991, California cops say. Now DNA helps solve case

A cold case involving the murder of Danielle Clause in 1991 has been solved 33 years later.

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.

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.

Woman found slain on hilltop in 1991, California cops say. Now DNA helps solve case

A cold case involving the murder of Danielle Clause in 1991 has been solved 33 years later.
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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.
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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.

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.

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.

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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Teens found skull in 1968. Now it's ID'd as veteran of two wars, California cops say

A 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.
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