Australia Australia - Kerryn Tate, 22, Murdered, Perth, Body Found Dec 30, 1979

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DNA breakthrough in WA cold case murder has police 'excited' about 'genealogy' ID technique

WA Police reveal a male DNA profile has been found in their renewed investigation into the murder of the 22-year-old more than four decades ago.

www.abc.net.au

• Renewed investigations have uncovered a male DNA profile
• Police are using all technological means to identify who the DNA belongs to

 

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Have police unmasked a hidden serial killer in WA?

 

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https://www.news.com.au/national/cr...s/news-story/3b5a49871d6ba95803e419333c630392

Stunning breakthrough in unsolved murder of woman after nearly five decades​

Nearly 50 years after the murder of a young mother whose body was set on fire, police have made a stunning breakthrough.

West Australian police have made a breakthrough in the cold case murder of a woman nearly five decades ago.
They say the man linked to the killing of Kerryn Tate may be connected to the murders of two other Perth women.

Ms Tate was last seen alive on the morning of December 29, 1979, after spending time with her friends in Cottesloe and Swanbourne at a dance at the North Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club the night before.

Her body was found the next day in the Canning Dam catchment area, about 800m south of the Brookton Highway, after forestry workers were called to the area to investigate a small bushfire.

The post-mortem found Ms Tate had suffered severe head and facial injuries from a large piece of wood and had been set on fire.

 

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MSN

''Described as WA's biggest cold case breakthrough since the introduction of new DNA technology, the naming of Terence John Fisher as a suspect in the 1979 murder of Perth woman Kerryn Tate created headlines around the country.

But for those who specialise in genetics and forensic work it came as no surprise, and they believe it could be part of the new normal when it comes to solving old crimes.''