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DNA technology could identify man found in canal 20 years ago
Original: Summit cold case: DNA technology could help identify man found in canal 20 years ago
Police in Summit are revisiting a two-decade-old cold case involving a man whose body was found in a canal, hoping advances in DNA technology can finally identify him. The development highlights how modern genetic genealogy is being used to solve cases that once seemed unsolvable, and it has drawn attention to the unidentified victim and the effort to give his family answers.
Why now: Advances in DNA technology are reviving cold cases and offering the prospect of naming a man unidentified for 20 years.
Evidence
- Summit cold case: DNA technology could help identify man found in canal 20 years ago · FOX 32 Chicago
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