Austin Police Department's Cold Case Detectives have made a significant breakthrough in a 30-year-old murder case, identifying a suspect in the 1994 killing of Bert Allen Mann. The suspect, who had a criminal record for sexual assault, was pinpointed using DNA evidence left at the scene of the crime. However, the suspect died by suicide before he could be apprehended. This resolution comes after years of the case remaining unsolved, with questions arising about why the perpetrator was not previously identified through CODIS, the national DNA database.
The prime suspect in a 1994 killing in Austin, Texas, was identified using DNA testing, but the suspect committed suicide before he was arrested, police announced Thursday. https://t.co/3OztHRwEAi
Police found a suspected killer 30 years after South Austin murder. Then he died. https://t.co/Q0fkDtclag
Texas police identify suspect in nearly 30-year-old cold case murder using DNA left at scene https://t.co/NRBiCDWqve
Another cold case solved through the use of genetic genealogy which should have been solved years ago using existing technology. The perpetrator had a criminal record for sexual assault. Why was he not in CODIS? https://t.co/m2tuHENkY8 #Forensics #CODISfailure
Texas police make breakthrough in 30-year-old murder cold case https://t.co/o1zi8kP5YN
BREAKING: @Austin_Police detectives announced Thursday that they now know who killed Bert Allen Mann in South Austin back in 1994 https://t.co/KbLW4IQ2Xs
APD Cold Case Detectives Identify a Suspect in Connection to the 1994 Murder of Bert Allen Mann - https://t.co/Ei6DUziL4y https://t.co/YDXW7Bt86T
Austin police to give update on 1994 cold case https://t.co/9tMZ5RUogr
Austin Police to give update on 30-year-old cold case | More information expected later this morning https://t.co/0CeZpTWvav