1959 cold case murder in Wisconsin solved through DNA testing, 65 years after boy found dead in culvert
The boy's adpotive mother admitted to killing her son, but investigators could not tie the case to skeletal remains found in 1959 until now.
Group from Ramapo College helps solve 1974 cold case murder of hitch-hiker in Wisconsin
The 84-year-old's DNA was found to be a match on Nov. 4 -- which would have been Mary Schlais' 76th birthday, police noted.
Man, 84, Arrested in Connection with 50-Year-Old Cold-Case Murder in Wisconsin: A 'Huge Victory'
Jon K. Miller was identified as a suspect in the murder of Mary K. Schlais, who was found dead on Feb. 15, 1974, at an intersection in Wisconsin, and later arrested on Thursday, Nov. 7, the Dunn County Sheriff's Office announced in a press release.
84-year-old arrested in 1974 cold case murder after he's ID'd with genetic genealogy
A 84-year-old man has been arrested for a cold case murder from 50 years ago after he was linked to the case with genetic genealogy, authorities said.
Genealogy research at N.J. college leads to arrest in 50-year-old cold case
An arrest has been made in a 50-year-old Wisconsin murder case thanks to genealogy researchers at a college in New Jersey. Jon K. Miller, 84, of Owatonna, Minnesota, was arrested on Thursday and charged in the killing of the 25-year-old hitchhiker,
Wisconsin cold case: How investigators made an arrest after 50 years
Authorities will discuss how they were able to make an arrest 50 years after the murder of a Minneapolis woman who was killed hitchhiking across Wisconsin.
Hitchhiker's 50-Year-Cold Case Cracked By NJ College's Genealogy Center
After nearly five decades without answers, the 1974 murder of Mary Schlais has been solved, thanks to groundbreaking work by the Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) Center in Mahwah,
Ramapo College genealogists help crack decades-old cold case murder in Wisconsin
Mary K. Schlais, of Minneapolis, Minnesota was found dead on a road in Spring Brook, Wisconsin on Feb. 15, 1974. Fifty years later, 84-year-old Jon Miller was charged with murder.
DNA genealogy research helped track down murder suspect in 50-year-old Dunn County cold case
After a 50-year long investigation, a suspect in the murder of Mary Schlais is arrested and in the Dunn County Jail. Investigators say new DNA testing was critical to the
DNA evidence leads to Wisconsin cold case arrest
DNA from a stocking hat found at the crime scene of Mary Schlais's murder lead investigators to make an arrest nearly 50 years after her death. FOX 9's Rob Olson has more.
65-year-old cold case of dead child found on side of Wisconsin road is solved with DNA
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Authorities, genetic researchers detail how DNA helped find alleged killer in 1974 Wisconsin cold case
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Cold case of boy, 7, found dead in Wisconsin ditch finally solved after 65 years
Wisconsin police have cracked the 65-year-old cold case of a missing Michigan boy thanks to DNA evidence.
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Solved: Wisconsin agencies crack 65-year-old cold case of child remains found in Mequon
Now, around 65 years later, Wisconsin researchers and law enforcement agencies have solved the cold case of Markku ...
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65-year-old Ozaukee County cold case homicide solved
A 65-year-old homicide cold case involving human remains found in Mequon in 1959 has finally been solved. The bones were ...
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Cold case involving death of 7-year-old solved 65 years later through genetic genealogy
Investigators in Wisconsin announced Friday they have solved a 65-year-old cold case involving the death of a 7-year-old boy ...
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Wisconsin cold case solved 65 years later, revealing tragic death of adopted child
Authorities in southeastern Wisconsin have identified the remains of a child found in 1959 in a Wisconsin culvert, closing a ...
Man, 84, charged with killing Wisconsin hitchhiker in 1974
A man has been charged with murder in a Wisconsin cold case once thought to be the work of a notorious serial killer and ...