36 years after teen's body found in river, her killer is identified
Decades after a Washington teenager's brutal murder, law enforcement identified her killer using genealogical DNA testing.
Emily Mae Czachor is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com. Now based in New York, Emily Mae graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in journalism and a minor in law and public policy before starting her career in Los Angeles, where she reported on homelessness in Venice Beach and, later, worked a brief stint in local radio. Before coming to CBS News, Emily Mae covered entertainment and politics at outlets like the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed and Newsweek. Her reporting was cited in the Northwestern Law Review in 2021 and the Harvard Law Review in 2023.
Decades after a Washington teenager's brutal murder, law enforcement identified her killer using genealogical DNA testing.
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