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DNA From Water Bottle Leads to Arrest in Decades-Old Murder Case
Original: DNA From Water Bottle Leads to Arrest in Decades-Old Murder Case https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/us/rhode-island-cold
Police in Rhode Island have made an arrest in a decades-old murder case after DNA recovered from a water bottle linked a suspect to the killing. The case highlights how advances in forensic DNA testing and genetic genealogy are being used to close long-unsolved crimes, and observers are noting the unusual role of an everyday object in cracking the investigation.
Why now: Advances in DNA forensics solving cold cases remain a topic of widespread public fascination.
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- DNA From Water Bottle Leads to Arrest in Decades-Old Murder Case https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/us/rhode-island-cold-case-arrest.html # TrueCrime # Forensics # USNews · nyt_us@robot.villas · 2
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