Dossier
Randy Gail Sperino
Coverage of Randy Gail Sperino in the Nexus archive.
- Cold case cracked as Illinois suspect charged in brutal 1993 killing of mother found slain in field
A 70-year-old Illinois man, Albert L. Zigler, has been charged with first-degree murder in the 1993 killing of Randy Gail Sperino, a mother found beaten to death in a rural field. DNA evidence processed by Texas-based genealogy company Othram led to Zigler's identification, ending a 30-year cold case and providing closure to the victim's family.
- DNA breakthrough leads to arrest in grisly 33-year-old cold case investigators never gave up on
A 33-year-old cold case murder in southern Illinois was solved using forensic genealogy and DNA evidence, leading to the arrest of Albert L. 'Buddy' Zigler for the 1993 killing of Randy Gail Sperino. Prosecutors credited advancements in DNA technology and decades of investigative persistence.