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Police in Florida Use Advanced Tech to ID Remains Decades After Being Found

On Monday, the Orlando Police Department announced the identification of two men from separate cold cases dating back to 1982 and 1996, using DNA technology and genetic genealogy to identify Vincent Todd Peterson, 16, and Keith Lloyd Landis, 49.
Peterson's body was found June 8, 1982, at a downtown Orlando construction site near Atlantic Bank and Central Boulevard; investigators noted the teenager apparently fell to his death, but the case remained unsolved for more than four decades.
Landis was discovered Sept. 15, 1996, in a field on Middlebrook Road, where authorities determined he died of natural causes, though his identity remained unknown for nearly 30 years until DNA testing connected him to his family.
Detectives from the Orlando Police Department worked with the District Nine Medical Examiner and Othram Inc., utilizing new forensic science tools and family reference samples to resolve these decades-old mysteries.
Laura Landis, sister of Landis, stated her family "finally received the answers and peace" they longed for after 30 years of uncertainty, while the department reiterated commitment to seeking truth for families regardless of time elapsed.

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