DNA Solves 1979 Cold Case, Naming Suspected Killer After 45 Years
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After 45 years, DNA and forensic genealogy have identified Lewis Randolph "Randy" Williamson as the suspected killer of 17-year-old Esther Gonzalez, who was raped and murdered in 1979. Williamson, who had initially reported finding Gonzalez's body and passed a polygraph test at the time, was confirmed as the suspect through DNA evidence collected posthumously. This breakthrough brings closure to the Gonzalez family, although Williamson died in 2014 and will not face justice.
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