Murder solved after 44 years: how the killer of a female student was discovered in the US thanks to genetic genealogy

About 45 years after the brutal murder of a 25-year-old student, US police were able to identify the perpetrator.

The abduction, robbery, and murder of Susan Lee Wolfe, who studied nursing in Texas University in Austin, lost its inviolability on 9 January 1980 fate, writes Pravda. Zhyttia.

That evening, Susan turned to her friend's bed when a car pulled up near her 22nd birthday—using water silos, dragging it to the car.

The body of a girl with signs of strangulation and sexual assault was found on the streets of Austin. A sudden wound to the head was the cause of her death.

Law enforcement immediately began an investigation, following up on numerical evidence, checking dozens of cars, and investigating six suspects. However, it was not possible to find sufficient evidence to identify the attacker. In the spring of 2023, with the help of new technologies, the samples taken from the place of evil were transferred to the laboratory of evil of the Texas Department of Public Safety. In late 2024, the Austin police rejected the results of the investigation, which allowed them to create a genetic profile of the suspect.

This data prompted investigators to throw out all previously suspected suspects. How many of their DNA was not avoided in the same way as evil. Researchers from the US National DNA Database (CODIS) were able to determine that the perpetrator was Dec. Brewer, Jr., aged 78.

After a short conversation with Brewer, the police learned that during the killing you can effectively stay at the place Ostin. The Austin court, the doctors, recognized the results of DNA testing, recognizing them as sufficient evidence to present charges against Deke Brewer Jr. in the murder of Susan Lee Wolfe. The police have already issued an arrest warrant for the suspect.