DNA Evidence Helps Convict Oregon Man of 1978 Murder of Alaskan Girl
An Oregon man has been convicted of a murder he committed 45 years ago in Alaska after investigators were able to connect him to DNA evidence.
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An Oregon man has been convicted of a murder he committed 45 years ago in Alaska after investigators were able to connect him to DNA evidence.
An Oregon man has been convicted of a murder he committed 45 years ago in Alaska after investigators were able to connect him to DNA evidence.
Donald McQuade, 67, was convicted in the death of Shelley Connolly, 16, whose body was found near a highway pullout in Alaska.
But it took advances in DNA technology to bring an end to the teenager's cold case murder.
Prosecutors say DNA links an Oregon man to the killing of 16-year-old Shelley Connolly. The defense says it also points to other suspects.