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Jury Convicts Mark Personette in 1978 San Francisco Killing of 15-Year-Old Marissa Harvey

Investigative genealogy plus DNA from discarded hygiene items linked the 80-year-old to material recovered from the teen’s clothing as well as gum.

California Sisters Missing 36 Years Found Alive as Probe Refocuses on Mother's 1989 Killing

Arizona Cold Case Breakthrough: Daughters of 1989 Murder Victim Found Alive

72-Year-Old Man Indicted in 1983 Oregon Cold Case After DNA Confirms Victim’s Identity