iStock/ijoe84(LAS VEGAS) More than 40 years after a teenage girl's murder in Las Vegas, her suspected killer has been identified through DNA evidence and
iStock/ijoe84(LAS VEGAS) More than 40 years after a teenage girl's murder in Las Vegas, her suspected killer has been identified through DNA evidence and genetic genealogy. Kim Bryant, 16, was kidnapped, raped and killed on Jan. 26, 1979, police in Las Vegas said. The teen was last seen at a Dairy Queen restaurant near her high school and was reported missing after she didn't return home, police said. Her body was found one month later in a desert area, police said. For decades, her slaying went unsolved. Semen from a suspect was recovered during Bryant's autopsy, but the DNA sample could not be identified at the time, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Lt. Raymond Spencer said at a news conference on Monday. "We first attempted DNA on this particular case back in 2008. We were not able to get a DNA profile," Kimberly Murga, director of laboratory services for the Las Vegas police, said at the news conference. "Technology has continued to advance and revoluti
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A family’s worst fears came true on June 1, 1989, when 14-year-old Stephanie Isaacson did not return home from high school and her remains were found in a nearby field.
Police determined at the time that she had been sexually assaulted and strangled, but the case to find the suspect went cold despite a decades-long investigation spanning multiple states.
Now, due to advances in genetic genealogy and a generous donation, Las Vegas police were able to identify Darren R. Marchand as the suspect in Isaacson’s alleged murder.