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DNA From Water Bottle Leads to Arrest in Decades-Old Murder Case
Detectives have made an arrest in a decades-old murder case after matching DNA taken from a discarded water bottle to evidence from the killing. The breakthrough shows how genetic genealogy and modern testing techniques are being used to close cold cases, and the case is drawing wide attention as an example of new forensic methods solving old crimes.
Why now: A cold-case arrest via DNA from a discarded bottle is a striking example of modern forensics solving old crimes.
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- DNA From Water Bottle Leads to Arrest in Decades-Old Murder Case · The New York Times
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