Austin authorities identify suspect in 1980 cold case killing of University of Texas nursing student

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Austin authorities identify suspect in 1980 cold case killing of University of Texas nursing student
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Deck Brewer was identified as a suspect in connection to Susan Leigh Wolfe's cold case killing in 1980 when she was a nursing student at the University of Texas.

A suspect in the 44-year-old cold case killing of University of Texas nursing student Susan Leigh Wolfe was identified as Deck Brewer — but authorities are still searching for one more person in connection with the crime, according to a news release from the City of Austin .In 1980, Wolfe was enrolled at the UT Austin School of Nursing. Around 10 p.m.

or the Combined DNA Index System. operates local, state and national DNA profiles from convicted offenders, missing people and unsolved crime scene evidence.In March, APD received notification from TX DPS that a possible match in was found in Massachusetts. Detectives examined the Massachusetts State Police Forensic Services Division report dated March 7, 2024. This report identified Brewer, 78, as the possible contributor to the profile developed by TX DPS.Arrest records show Brewer is incarcerated at the Massachusetts Department of Corrections on unrelated charges.

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