Chicago police say DNA ties a former detective to decades-old unsolved killing of 8-year-old girl

More than 65 years ago, an 8-year-old girl was abducted and killed in Chicago. The case went unsolved for decades. Chicago police recently used DNA evidence to identify the person responsible: a former homicide detective who worked for their own department. The case is now solved.

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Philadelphia InquirerLean Left· 6h ago

Chicago police say DNA ties a former detective to decades-old unsolved killing of 8-year-old girl

Bangor Daily NewsLean Left· 6h ago

Chicago police say DNA ties a former detective to decades-old unsolved killing of 8-year-old girl

NBC NewsLean Left· 1d ago· ran in 2 outlets

Chicago police find killer in 65-year-old cold case murder of little girl — one of their own

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CruxCenter· 3h ago

Chicago police say DNA ties a former detective to decades-old unsolved killing of 8-year-old girl on her way to Mass

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WTOP Washington DCCenter· 5h ago

Chicago police say DNA ties a former detective to decades-old unsolved killing of 8-year-old girl

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Chicago police say DNA ties a former detective to decades-old unsolved killing of 8-year-old girl

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Chicago police say DNA ties a former detective to decades-old unsolved killing of 8-year-old girl

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Chicago police say DNA ties a former detective to decades-old unsolved killing of 8-year-old girl

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Chicago police say DNA ties a former detective to decades-old unsolved killing of 8-year-old girl

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Chicago police say DNA ties a former detective to decades-old unsolved killing of 8-year-old girl

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Chicago police say DNA ties former detective to decades-old unsolved killing of 8-year-old girl

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort WorthLean Left· 1d ago· ran in 2 outlets

Chicago police find killer in 65-year-old cold case murder of little girl — one of their own

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Fox NewsRight· 1h ago

Former Chicago police detective linked by DNA to 8-year-old girl's cold-case murder, police say

MyNorthwestLean Right· 6h ago· ran in 7 outlets

Chicago police say DNA ties a former detective to decades-old unsolved killing of 8-year-old girl

Breitbart NewsRight· 11h ago

Chicago Police Department Solves 65-Year-Old Cold Case: Finds One of Their Own Was the Murderer

New York PostLean Right· 1d ago

Murderer in 65-year-old cold case killing of girl, 8, revealed to be Chicago homicide detective

DNA Identifies Ex-Chicago Detective in 1960 Murder

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The GuardianLean Left· 16h ago

Ex-Chicago detective identified as killing child in 65-year cold case

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  1. Oct 12Chicago police find killer in 65-year-old cold case murder of little girl — one of their own
  2. Oct 13Chicago police say DNA ties a former detective to decades-old unsolved killing of 8-year-old girl

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