Using genetic genealogy and familial DNA, police in Colorado have solved the decades-old cases of the deaths of four females, saying the killer was a man who died by suicide in jail in 1981.
The three women and a teenage girl were stabbed to death between 1978 and 1981 in the Denver area. Police didn't divulge information about the cases Friday, but Denver Police Commander Matt Clark said there was an"underlying sexual component."Police recently used DNA evidence to identify the killer as Joe Ervin, who took his own life 41 years ago after being arrested for the fatal shooting of a Aurora police officer.
The victims were Dolores Barajas, 53; Madeleine Furey-Livaudais, 33; Gwendolyn Harris, 27; and Antoinette Parks, 17. Police did not release a photo of Barajas at her family's request.Gwendolyn Harris."We can finally have peace knowing who did this to my little sister," said George Journey, one of Parks' brothers."I'd like you guys to know, we have closure.
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