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DNA identifies California 1968 homicide victim and suspect

| July 23, 2020 2:03 PM

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A homicide mystery that haunted Southern California police detectives for 52 years has been solved with genetic genealogy that identified the young woman who was slain and a now-deceased man who is suspected of being the killer, authorities said Thursday.

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