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1974 Desert Hot Springs Homicide Victim Identified as Rebecca Jean McMahan

Forensic genetic genealogy confirmed her identity and has prompted detectives to reopen the unsolved homicide and seek public tips.

Kern County Identifies 1978 ‘Jane Doe’ as 15‑Year‑Old Michelle Louise Collier

Family Urges Dallas Police to Reopen 2014 Murder Case of Pregnant Mother D'Lisa Kelley

Long-Unidentified 1981 Jane Doe Is Named as Thelma Gaston

BSO Identifies 1983 Everglades Victim as Shelia Ann Nichols

Jane Clinton Doe Identified as Cheryl Lynn Edwards After 51 Years

Man Charged After DNA Links Him to 1990 Missoula Nursing‑Home Murders

Riverside Releases New Facial Approximation to Identify 1994 Desert Center Homicide Victim

1993 Camarillo Dump Remains Identified as Joseph Patrick Reardon

Mistrial Declared in 1986 Norwalk Child Killing After Claim of Used Body Bag

1980 Riverside County Jane Doe Identified as Alabama Woman Victoria Jean Hargrove

Cigarette DNA Links Suspect to 1966 San Rafael Killing

Judge Releases Suspect in 1994 Pacific Beach Killing on Monitored O.R.

ABC’s 20/20 Airs Yogurt Shop Murders Special Tonight, Tracing the DNA Breakthrough That Closed the Case

After 46 Years, Ventura County’s 1980 Jane Doe Is Identified as Maricela Rocha Parga

After 44 Years, Cigarette DNA Convicts Man in 1982 Killing of California Teen

1978 Boca Raton Homicide Victim Identified as Patricia Ann Ritchie Through Forensic Genealogy

Indiana Man Arrested in 1975 San Diego Killing After Genetic Genealogy Break

Joe Contreras Arrested in 1997 San Jose Killing After DNA Match

Andrew Dykes Pleads Not Guilty in 1997 Killing of Tanya Denise Jackson