DNA from Discarded Fork Solves 15-Year-Old NYC Murder Case

Anthony Scalici, 41, arrested in Florida for the 2009 killing of his uncle Rosario Prestigiacomo in Queens, thanks to forensic genealogy.

This marks the first NYC homicide case solved using public genealogy databases.
Rosario Prestigiacomo was found brutally stabbed and beaten in his Ridgewood home.
Investigators linked Scalici to the crime through DNA on a fork he discarded in Florida.
The case had gone cold despite extensive initial DNA testing and evidence collection.
Scalici faces second-degree murder charges and could serve up to 25 years if convicted.