DNA advancements identify homicide victim, discover her children

DNA used to identify cold case victim also helps reunite her children who never knew of each other

The victim's name was Sadie Belle Murray, according to detectives.

DNA testing identifies Pa. woman, solves 54-year-old Maryland cold case

A Texas-based company used forensic genealogy to identify a Pa. woman who died in 1971 after being found unresponsive in a Maryland field.

DNA advancements identify homicide victim, discover her children

Advancements in DNA technology not only identified a Jane Doe in a 1971 unsolved homicide, but investigators also found the victim's children.

Texas-based DNA lab helps identify Pennsylvania homicide victim found in Maryland in 1971

DNA lab Othram identified the woman, found in 1971, and helped reunite her children after decades, using advanced forensic genealogy and DNA testing.

Pennsylvania mother identified in 1971 cold case homicide in Howard County, Maryland - Beaver County Radio

(File Photo of the U.S. Department of Justice Logo) Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Howard County, MD) According to police yesterday, the woman at the center of a 1971 cold case homicide in Howard County, Maryland was identified as a Pennsylvania mother. Howard County Police Chief Gregory Der confirms Sadie Belle Murray was identified and led her two adult children who are still living to be reunited. According to police records, Murray,…

DNA technology advancements identify Jane Doe from 1971, discover victim's children

(WBALTV) Advancements in DNA technology not only identified a Jane Doe in a 1971 unsolved homicide, but investigators also found the victim’s children. While Howard County’s oldest cold case remains unsolved, we now know the victim’s identity — and her family. “The genetic genealogy was critical because, for all these years, we had no way to link this Jane Doe to anyone,” Howard County police spokeswoman Sherry Llewellyn said Thursday. FULL STOR…