DNA Leads to New Suspect in Murder of Jane Hylton, columnist for the Foothills Times

[DON THOMPSON ASSOCIATED PRESS]

... Prosecutors said genetic genealogy helped investigators to determine the DNA belongs to one of the teenage boys Hylton’s daughter testified she was with in a park the night of the murder...

DNA test results revealed an unknown male DNA profile on the nightgown in the area of the bite mark and a consistent male DNA profile under the victim’s fingernails. The test results excluded Davis, Dahl and Hylton’s daughter as the sources of the DNA, the project said...

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Associated Press writer Olga R. Rodriguez in San Francisco contributed to this report

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/california/story/2020-02-13/prosecutors-major-development-in-1985-california-slaying

 

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