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Experts say forensic genetic genealogy has been used to solve crimes since 2011 but gained traction after it provided the key to solving the Golden State Killer case in 2018. It helped solve a nearly 20-year-old cold case in North Richland Hills.
The man who robbed a bank in Watauga and shot a North Richland Hills officer 19 years ago was finally identified based on a match in a genetic DNA database. Police said he killed himself as officers were closing in.
North Richland Hills police announced advanced DNA technology allowed them to identify the so-called "Cowboy Hat Bandit" as Mark Long.
Thanks to DNA technology a North Richland Hills cold case involving a bank robbery suspect who shot and injured an officer has been closed.
The man who robbed a bank in Watauga and shot a North Richland Hills officer 19 years ago was finally identified based on a match in a genetic DNA database. Police said he killed himself as officers were closing in.