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The case illuminates a tactic called "surreptitious DNA collection" that is showing to be more of a common technique used in cold cases.

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Rita Curran, a 24-year-old Irish American woman from Vermont, was found murdered in her apartment in July 1971. Now more than fifty years after her death, her murder cold case has been solved.

Law Enforcement News Shooting In Koreatown Parking Lot Leaves 64-Year-Old Man Dead, Prompting LAPD Investigation A 64-year-old man was shot and killed Thursday night in a Koreatown parking lot, prompting an LAPD investigation. The shooting occurred about 7 p.m. near the intersection of Vermont Avenue and Sixth Street, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Police in Vermont believe they’ve solved the decades-old murder of a teacher thanks to DNA found on a cigarette left at the crime scene.

Detectives say DNA evidence from a discarded cigarette found near the body of a 24-year-old US school teacher in 1971 points to an upstairs neighbour being responsible for her murder.

Officials say a discarded cigarette found near the body of a 24-year-old Vermont school teacher nearly 52 years ago helped lead investigators to an upstairs neighbor who they say strangled her in her apartment.