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"30-Year-Old Cold Case Murder Suspect Identified Through DNA Evidence"

Originally Published 1 year ago — by Fox News

Austin police have identified Kenneth Robbins as the suspect in the nearly 30-year-old cold case murder of Bert Allen Mann, thanks to advancements in DNA forensics. Robbins was found dead in his work truck five days after detectives executed a DNA search warrant for his DNA, which matched the DNA found inside Mann’s home in 1994. The suspect had taken his own life. The case had remained unsolved for almost three decades, and the victim's family is relieved to finally have answers, although the motive for the murder remains unknown.

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DNA Evidence Links Death Row Inmate to 25-Year-Old Cold Case Murders

Originally Published 2 years ago — by CNN

DNA forensics and genetics have connected Florida death row inmate Lucious Boyd to a nearly 25-year-old rape and murder cold case, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office. Boyd, who is already on death row for another murder, has been identified as the killer of Eileen Truppner. Investigators used DNA found at the crime scene to compare with DNA swabs from Truppner's relatives. The sheriff's office believes Boyd may be a serial killer and is seeking tips from anyone who had contact with him between 1995 and 1999. This is the 21st cold case solved since the establishment of the Broward Sheriff's Homicide Cold Case Unit in 2019.

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