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I'm so glad we may finally have a resolution in this case. This has been one of my pet cases.
It may be one of the oldest cases to be solved in this way (if indeed it was solved with forensic genealogy). That sets a good precedent for other old cold cases. Half the battle with cases this old, though, is locating remains. A lot of police forces didn't write down where they buried a doe, or they did but lost the paperwork sometime over the last several decades. I hope someday that Does will be a thing of the past. Some will never be identified (lost remains, cremated) but every new Doe found could be identified this way, and never again will a family go decades wondering what became of their loved one.
For a really long old case that involves genealogy, look at what BODE did: 72 Bones Found in New London Barn Connect to Schoolteacher Who Died in 1881 – May Be Oldest Genetic Genealogy Case to Date. - Providing a new chance at closure for cold cases
A school teacher that died in 1881... That would be 140 years ago! Othram did the lab part and built a DNA profile. Genealogists at BODE did the genealogy and found out who she was.