Recent advancements in DNA testing have led to the identification of several long-standing cold case victims, including a World War II soldier from Florence, Colorado, a homicide victim found in rural Nevada more than 40 years ago, and a man shot to death over 43 years ago in northern Nye County. Authorities credit forensic genetic genealogy and advanced DNA testing for these breakthroughs, which have provided closure to families after decades of uncertainty.
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A man shot to death more than 43 years ago on a dirt road in northern Nye County has been identified through advanced DNA testing. https://t.co/tkKkB8pPrv
Nevada State Police have identified a cold case homicide victim more than 40 years after the discovery of his remains. https://t.co/3QnFWYuMNs
On Feb. 28, Nevada State Police revealed that it had identified the victim in a cold case from 1980 thanks to advanced DNA testing. https://t.co/Xmf0UleRk0
New DNA testing identifies victim in rural Nevada cold case homicide https://t.co/M1dplZvMok
After nearly 44 years, a homicide victim found 60 miles from Tonopah has been identified. https://t.co/FNIxbTGvrx
Honored Othram could assist the Nevada State Police & FBI in identifying a 1980 homicide victim as Albert Matas of Commerce, California. We are grateful to RTI, NamUs, and the NIJ for working this case with us and funding it! #dnasolves https://t.co/hZMiEC2jit
Authorities say new DNA testing has helped identify the victim of a homicide found in rural Nevada more than 40 years ago. https://t.co/M1dplZvMok
Body found in California canyon identified after 24 years https://t.co/Lh2deVlYNw
A World War II soldier from Florence, Colorado was considered missing in action for over 80 years until he was recently accounted for. https://t.co/43GBx5vFNK https://t.co/BaGPbavb9f
Using forensic genetic genealogy, detectives spent two years narrowing in on a serial rapist who terrorized a sorority. https://t.co/mVaTvIdojM