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CRIMEJul 22 · 19:44 UTCKDFW FOX4 DALLAS[email protected] (Tracy DeLatte)

Arlington cold case murder suspect IDed with drop of blood, discarded fork

Arlington police arrested Mayra Valasquez for the 2012 cold case murder of Irasema Chavez using genetic genealogy to match DNA from a crime scene blood droplet to a discarded plastic fork. The method linked Valasquez to the crime through forensic analysis of biological evidence.

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