DNA Allegedly Links Indiana Man to Georgia Woman's Murder 33 Years Ago

Photo: Daviess County Sheriff’s Office In 1989, a group of deer hunters discovered a woman’s body in the woods. She was identified as Mary Willfong, 23, and she had been strangled and raped, officials said at the time. After an investigation, law enforcement was unable to connect anyone to the crime. The case was eventually closed and declared cold. But 30 years later, in 2019, officials from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department decided to take another crack at the case.

DNA Evidence Leads to Arrest in Decade-Old Kidnapping and Attempted Rape Case

Gregory Alan Trepanier mug shot.Photo:Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office After a decade, DNA evidence assisted in arresting a 55-year-old man for alleged kidnapping and attempted rape. Trepanier was arrested in connection with an incident dating back to Nov. 23, 2014, reportsABC 75andTwin Cities Pioneer Press. However, he is also under investigation for an additional two unsolved kidnappings and rape threats that occurred around the same time, according to court documents per ABC 75.

DNA Evidence Links Arkansas Father to Murders of His 2 Young Children 42 Years Later

Karen and Gordon Alexander.Photo:Texarkana Arkansas Police Department Texarkana Arkansas Police Department More than four decades after two young siblings were found murdered in an Arkansas home, authorities have finally identified a suspect through DNA evidence — their father. At apress conferenceon Oct. 19, Texarkana Police Chief Michael Kramm announced that Weldon Alexander is believed to have fatally stabbed his 14-year-old daughter Karen Alexander and 13-year-old son Gordon Alexander in 1981. Police said the suspect died in 2014.

DNA Exonerates Man 47 Years After Wrongful Rape Conviction: 'Injustice Hanging Over My Head'

Leonard Mack.Photo:Mark Vergari/The Journal News Mark Vergari/The Journal News A New York man who was convicted 47 years ago of a rape he didn’t commit was freed this week after new DNA testing proved his innocence and pointed to another suspect who has now confessed to the crime, authorities said. Leonard Mack was found guilty of rape and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon after being accused of raping a high school girl in Greenburgh, N.

DNA Exonerates New York Man for 1985 Rape After 25 Years in Jail: 'I Have My Freedom'

Thanks to recent DNA testing, a New York man was exonerated this week after spending a full 25-year sentence in prison for a crime he did not commit. Rafael Ruiz was wrongly convicted at 25 years old after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in East Harlem in 1984, according to theInnocence Project. He was released on parole in 2009,ABC Newsreported. After the attack, the victim described another man who lived across the hall from Ruiz’s brother as her attacker, ABC News reported.