The 84-year-old's DNA was found to be a match on Nov. 4 -- which would have been Mary Schlais' 76th birthday, police noted.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 4:37PMStudents from Ramapo College helped crack the decades-old cold case murder of a woman who was found dead after hitch-hiking to an art show in Chicago.Schlais, an accomplished artist, was believed to be hitchhiking from her hometown of Minneapolis to the art show in Chicago when she was killed, authorities said. A witness reported seeing a suspect and suspect vehicle at the time.
Then, last year, the Dunn County Sheriff's Office partnered with Ramapo College of New Jersey to try to solve the case using investigative genetic genealogy. Authorities charged Miller with first-degree murder on Thursday, according to court records. He is in custody, awaiting extradition to Wisconsin.
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