Woman found dead in 1971 identified with help of crowdfunded DNA testing
It took five days to crowdfund forensic testing for a 52-year-old unsolved homicide, police said.
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It took five days to crowdfund forensic testing for a 52-year-old unsolved homicide, police said.
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