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Arrest Made in 1987 Cold Case Murder of Barbara Blatnik Thanks to Genetic Genealogy

Porchlight Project, a nonprofit that provides assistance to families of the missing and murdered in Ohio, paid for DNA testing May 7, 2020 Cuyahoga Falls police today announced the arrest of 67-year-old James Zastawnik of Cleveland for the December 1987 murder of Barbara Blatnik. Blatnik was just 17 when her nude, strangled body was found near Blos...
Midwest Ohio
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After nearly 40 years, DNA evidence connects man to the murder of a 9-year-old Nampa girl
West
Dalrymple is currently serving 20 years to life in prison for lewd and lascivious conduct with a min...
Delaware County cold case homicide from 1983 solved with help of DNA database
Ohio
Detectives used Parabon Nanolabs, a DNA/genealogical database April 29, 2020 DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio (...
Officials announce world’s oldest cold case solved using geneology
Colorado
BE ON THE LOOK OUT April 26, 2020 JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Coloradans don't have to look far...
Sacramento County officials announce arrest 40 years after Rosemont woman found killed in her home
California
They say DNA evidence led them to her alleged killer. April 25, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — A p...
SEMO professor, students identify remains found on Charleston farm in 1979
Missouri
The identification was recently made through the combined efforts of Southeast anthropology professo...
MOVING ON UP: Columbus Police making themselves at home in new facility
Nebraska
One locker is refrigerated for evidence, such as blood or urine, that needs to be kept cold. April 2...
Cold case: Nevada convict charged in 1981 rape, murder of 16-year-old Oakland girl
California
After the DNA match last year and more investigation, including the jail house interview, April 24, ...
Widow, Normal police ask court to consider motions in pending lawsuit over alleged theft by officer
Michigan
The lawsuit is centered on the theft of $12,000 from Holzhauer's home. She claims a police officer t...
UPDATED Police: Normal cop faces 4 felony charges in theft of $12K
Michigan
He is accused of stealing $12,000 from a Normal house while responding to a 911 call about an overdo...
SI 'bishop' arrested for 1980 cold-case murder of Brooklyn teen Lorraine Snell
New York
Chief of the District Attorney's Forensic Science and Cold Case unit, worked closely with the NYPD t...
Arizona Man Originally Suspected in 1978 Cold Case Murder and Sexual Assault Arrested 42 Years Later
Arizona
All evidence related to the crimes had been preserved by detectives and was stored in the department...
DNA Breakthrough Identifies Suspect in Cold Case Murder of California Teen Unsolved for Nearly 40 Years
California
"Genetic genealogy has revolutionized law enforcement's ability to solve violent crime" April 24, 20...

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Texas

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Florida

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Former Chief gets 10 days in jail!

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Former Nyssa chief convicted of misconduct, sentenced to jail, loses badge April 3rd, 2024 Ray Rau, Tillamook police chief and former chief in Nyssa, was convicted of official misconduct Wednesday for...

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