Genetic scientists speak about technology used to make an arrest in a Dunn County cold case
After holding a news conference just last week regarding an arrest made in a decades-old cold case in Dunn County, scientists joined authorities on Monday to discuss the technology used to track down the suspect.
84-year-old arrested in 1974 cold case murder after he's ID'd with genetic genealogy
A 84-year-old man has been arrested for a cold case murder from 50 years ago after he was linked to the case with genetic genealogy, authorities said.
DNA genealogy research helped track down murder suspect in 50-year-old Dunn County cold case
DUNN COUNTY (WQOW) - After a 50-year long investigation, a suspect in the murder of Mary Schlais is arrested and in the Dunn County Jail. Investigators say new DNA testing was critical to the arrest. "Thank you for not giving up on this case, and not ...
Man charged in Dunn County cold case appears in court
DUNN COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - A man arrested in a Dunn County cold case appeared in court Tuesday. Court records show a $1,000,000 cash bond is set for 84-year-old Jon Miller of Owatonna, Minnesota, who is now charged with first-degree murder.
Genealogy research at N.J. college leads to arrest in 50-year-old cold case
An arrest has been made in a 50-year-old Wisconsin murder case thanks to genealogy researchers at a college in New Jersey. Jon K. Miller, 84, of Owatonna, Minnesota, was arrested on Thursday and charged in the killing of the 25-year-old hitchhiker,
Wisconsin cold case: How investigators made an arrest after 50 years
Authorities will discuss how they were able to make an arrest 50 years after the murder of a Minneapolis woman who was killed hitchhiking across Wisconsin.
Arrest made in 1974 cold case murder of Minnesota hitchhiker in Dunn County
An 84-year-old man, Jon K. Miller, was arrested for the 1974 murder of Mary K. Schlais in Dunn County after investigative genetic genealogy identified a viable suspect.
Ramapo College genealogists help crack decades-old cold case murder in Wisconsin
Mary K. Schlais, of Minneapolis, Minnesota was found dead on a road in Spring Brook, Wisconsin on Feb. 15, 1974. Fifty years later, 84-year-old Jon Miller was charged with murder.
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She was found dead while hitchhiking in 1974. An arrest has finally been made.
Jon K. Miller, 84, was arrested last week in the homicide of 25-year-old Mary K. Schlais, Sheriff Kevin Bygd of the Dunn ...
Jon Miller makes first court appearance in Mary Schlais cold case
MENOMONIE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – 84-year-old Jon Miller made his first court appearance in a decades-long Dunn County cold case.
Authorities, genetic researchers detail how DNA helped find alleged killer in 1974 Wisconsin cold case
Officials plan to provide another update Monday after a break last week in a 50-year-old Wisconsin cold case killing, this ...
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Hitchhiker's 50-Year-Cold Case Cracked By Ramapo College's Genealogy Center
After nearly five decades without answers, the 1974 murder of Mary Schlais has been solved, thanks to groundbreaking work by ...
How DNA helped lead police to Mary Schlais’ alleged killer 50 years on
Detectives arrested an 84-year-old Owatonna man last week in connection to the 1974 killing of a University of Minnesota ...
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Scientists speak on tech used for Owatonna man’s arrest in 50-year-old murder case
(ABC 6 News) — For 50 years, police were left with no answers until a shocking discovery revealed the missing piece. Now, ...
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Man, 84, charged with killing Wisconsin hitchhiker in 1974
A man has been charged with murder in a Wisconsin cold case once thought to be the work of a notorious serial killer and ...
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Jon Miller makes first court appearance in Mary Schlais murder trial
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84-year-old charged in 1974 cold case murder of hitchhiker thanks to DNA from hat left at scene
The octogenarian stabbed the hitchhiker in the back after she refused his request for “sexual contact,” according to court ...