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DNA breakthrough closes 30-year-old cold case in brutal 1993 rape and murder
- Dana Shepherd was sentenced to 45 years in prison after admitting to the 1993 rape and murder of 19-year-old Carmen Van Huss in Indianapolis.
- Van Huss was raped and stabbed 61 times in her apartment, and her body was found by her father at the crime scene.
- Shepherd was linked to the case over 30 years later through DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy that connected his DNA via relatives to the crime scene.
- The victim's family expressed relief that justice was finally served after decades, despite the plea deal not being their first choice.
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Justice Served: Man Sentenced for 1993 Cold Case Murder
Following a fascinating revelation made possible through a recent breakthrough in genetics, a man who sexually assaulted, stabbed, and murdered a 19-year-old Indianapolis woman, Van Huss, was sentenced to 45 years in prison. Dana Shepherd, 53, the cold case offender, was reportedly off the police radar 33 years ago, when the police had conducted investigations regarding the murder of Carmen Van Huss. However, this wasn't until recent DNA testing…
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DNA breakthrough closes 30-year-old cold case in brutal 1993 rape and murder
Dana Shepherd, 53, was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Friday, after signing a plea deal last month admitting to the killing of Carmen Van Huss, local outlets reported, ending a decades-old cold case.
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A man who raped, stabbed and murdered a 19-year-old woman in Indianapolis more than 30 years ago was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Friday, closing an unsolved case of decades. Dana Shepherd, 53, signed a guilty plea agreement last month admitting the murder of Carmen Van Huss, local media reported. “While the passage of time will never heal the unimaginable loss Carmen’s family has endured, we are grateful to secure a conviction for murder …
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