San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
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Victim in 1979 Homicide Cold Case is Identified by Forensic DNA Testing: Homicide Investigation Continues
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has made a significant breakthrough in the cold case of a homicide that occurred on June 7, 1979, in Rancho Cucamonga. Through advanced forensic DNA testing, the victim has finally been identified as Karen Marie Heverly, a 16-year-old resident of Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania.The Sheriff's Cold Case Homicide Team, in collaboration with the San Bernardino County Coroner Division and Othram Inc., a company specializing in forensic DNA testing, worked tirelessly to solve this decades-old mystery. Their efforts led to the positive...