Finally Solved After 50+ years

[GodBlessTheUSA]

God Bless

 

[Bamafan1973]

Yep, glad there was some resolution.

Aaaand sooo, Big Brother is allowed access to everyone's dna? through the genealogy data bases?
Or was there a warrant for this specific case, to look at that specific guy?

Yes, the government does have access to the DNA from the genealogy websites database. This has been going on for sometime now and has solved other cold cases, though the perp was already deceased in some of those. Good that the family gets answers though. I'm not aware of a warrant being necessary.

How Many Cases Have Been Solved with Forensic Genetic Genealogy?

Tracey Dowdeswell is the first to put a number on cases solved using FGG. By doing so, she’s also the first to construct an adequate sample frame for further research into forensic genetic genealogy.

www.forensicmag.com

Investigative genetic genealogy - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Blue bio balls]

Damn bruh..

 

[basstracker89]

Sorry for your loss OP. Windy Hill was a bad location back then. There were a lot of bodies dumped in that area

 

[Freshly Minted Georgian!]

Good for your family. Too bad the perp is dead - I'd have liked to have a go at him with a drill and a blowtorch

 

[Navy Dad]

On January 13, 1972, my 1st cousin, Debbie Lynn Randall was abducted while returning from the laundromat across the street from their apartment in Marietta, Ga. 16 days later, they found her body near Powers Ferry and Windy Hill Rd. She had been raped and strangled. I think it was a group of Ga Tech students who were part of the search who found her body. Some of you may remember this, heck some of you may have helped in the search. Our family was devastated. Her and my sister were only 2 years apart and looked like twins.

Through the help of well preserved DNA, the investigators were able to get a partial match from one of the genealogy websites. They narrowed it down exhumed the body and made a 100% match to a William Rose. No connection to her family and wasn’t even on the radar during the investigation Wrong place, wrong time. He was 24 at the time and committed suicide only 2 years later. Big kudos to the investigators for never giving up and preserving the evidence.

My Uncle Bud passed in 2022 and my Aunt Juanita in 2017. They didn’t get to see the resolution but their son and Debbie’s brother Melvin was able to be a part of it. Unlike what many say, there is no closure. Thankful to Marietta PD for never forgetting her.

DNA testing identifies suspect in 9-year-old Debbie Lynn Randall's cold case murder

Debbie Lynn Randall was just 9 years old when she was abducted and murdered while walking home. More than 50 years after her death, police believe they know who killed the Marietta third-grader.

www.fox5atlanta.com

Congratulations sir.

 

[GeauxLSU]

Kudos to them for sticking with it, indeed.
What a horrible thing to endure.
Prayers for peace as I'm sure those memories are now raw again.

 

[Pro Carry 2]

peace at last - great news for sure

 

[greg vess]

Thank the good Lord that they got that resolved! My prayers go out to the family.

 

[greg vess]

It's a sick world we live in. What demons a person must have to commit such an act of atrocity. I can't even begin to understand what drives a person to do this.