9news reporter noel brennan spoke with Aurora Police this afternoon and theyre using this technology to try to help solve a cold case. They are. Theyre hoping this technology will lead to a break in the unsolved Bennett Family murder case from 1984. Youre looking at two composites of the suspect. One has been age progressed. A lab in virginia created these using the suspects dna. Aurora police are still looking for john detective steve connor is on the case. The man who broke into the bennetts home in january of 1984. There are no witnesses. Reporter no one saw who killed bruce and debra and their daughter melissa the day before her 8th birthday. Its one of the older unsolved cases that we have. Reporter while case files sat on shelves Technology Got better and better, first came if youd asked me five years ago, i would have said no way. How can you produce something from dna . Reporter the work was done by parabon nano labs in virginia. The company uses dna like a blueprint to make pr
Two previously unknown homicide victims found in a wooded area in Pittsburg County nearly three decades ago were identified through DNA testing and the work of several law enforcement agencies
Two previously unknown homicide victims found in a wooded area in Pittsburg County nearly three decades ago were identified through DNA testing and the work of several law enforcement agencies
For forensic scientist supervisor Julie Sikorsky, solving the mystery of Baby June’s identity through genetic genealogy, leading to detectives solving the baby’s homicide, was an amazing achievement.