Connecticut police identify 1974 cold case victim after DNA breakthrough

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State police have solved a 50-year-old cold case and identified the remains of Linda Sue Childers, of Kentucky, found dead in a shallow grave in Ledyard in…

The investigation started on May 30, 1974, when police found the remains of two shooting victims after someone who witnessed a double homicide on Dec. 31, 1970, provided them with the locationState police have solved a 50-year-old cold case and identified the remains of a woman found dead in a shallow grave in Ledyard in 1974.

The investigation started on May 30, 1974, when police found the remains of two shooting victims after someone who witnessed a double homicide on Dec. 31, 1970, provided them with the location.Sign up for NBC New York newsletters.Connecticut State PoliceInvestigators entered her dental X-rays and a description that she was a white woman between 18 and 30 years old.

Over the years, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and State Police had a few leads, but there was no success.

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