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65-year-old cold case of dead child found on side of Wisconsin road is solved with DNA
Though Chester Alfred Breiney's adoptive parents admitted dumping his body, prosecutors lacked the evidence to prove a crime was committed.
Cold case of boy, 7, found dead in Wisconsin ditch finally solved after 65 years
Wisconsin police have cracked the 65-year-old cold case of a missing Michigan boy thanks to DNA evidence.
1959 cold case murder in Wisconsin solved through DNA testing, 65 years after boy found dead in culvert
The boy's adpotive mother admitted to killing her son, but investigators could not tie the case to skeletal remains found in 1959 until now.
Wisconsin cold case solved 65 years later, revealing tragic death of adopted child
Authorities in southeastern Wisconsin have identified the remains of a child found in 1959 in a Wisconsin culvert, closing a 65-year-old cold case with the help of genetic genealogy. The Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office announced that the remains belong to Chester A.
The boy was found in a ditch in Wisconsin in 1959. He was identified 65 years later.
No charges will be filed in the cold case killing the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office said, as the boy's 7-year-old adoptive parents died in 1988
Police finally solve homicide of 7-year-old Michigan boy after 65 years
The case also is one of the latest examples of how DNA identification has become a powerful tool worldwide for law enforcement to close old cases.
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Cold case involving death of 7-year-old solved 65 years later through genetic genealogy
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