Suspect Arrested in 35-Year-Old Colorado Cold Case
Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with a 35-year-old Colorado cold case, thanks to advanced DNA and genetic genealogy.
According to CBS4, the case began in Douglas County in November of 1985, when a burglar allegedly fatally shot 51-year-old Roger Dean five times as he tried to run from the intrusion.
Someone claiming to be the killer sent a menacing note to Dean's widow in 1990, and
Unsolved Mysteries covered his death in 1991. But misleading evidence planted at the scene blurred the investigation, and the case went cold.
However, in a Friday (April 9) news conference, authorities revealed that they utilized DNA and genetic genealogy to arrest 64-year-old Michael Jefferson, who they have charged with the murder of Dean.