DC man receives life sentence after DNA evidence links him to 1979 cold case murder

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DC man receives life sentence after DNA evidence links him to 1979 cold case murder
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Andre Taylor, 63, was sentenced to life in prison for a 1979 cold-case killing that was finally solved thanks to DNA evidence advancements.

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office held a press conference on July 13, 2023, announcing the arrest of 63-year-old Andre Taylor of Washington, D.C. in the murder of Vickie Lynn Belk .

With no leads, the case eventually went cold. That is until Detective Sergeant John Elliott of the CCSO’s Criminal Investigations Division picked the investigation back up.His search was aided by new forensic technology. In 2022, the CCSO’s Forensic Science Section re-evaluated the evidence and submitted Belk’s clothing for testing with newer technology. A couple of months later, investigators were alerted to a DNA match, and it pointed to Taylor.

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