Mary Schlais was hitchhiking from Minneapolis to Chicago when she was killed. A 84-year-old man has been arrested for a cold case murder from 50 years ago after he was linked to the crime via ...

An 84-year-old man confessed to his involvement in a 50-year-old cold case after authorities tracked him down using genetic genealogy. Jon K. Miller, 84, was arrested last week in the homicide of ...

The cold case killing of a Wisconsin hitchhiker has been solved 50 years later thanks to a DNA breakthrough from evidence pulled from a hat that the accused killer left behind at the scene. Jon ...

Jon Keith Miller, 84, was charged with killing Mary Schlais as the 25-year-old hitchhiked to a Chicago art show in 1974 after DNA from a hat he left at the scene led investigators to the alleged ...

New Jersey researchers help police identify suspect in 1974 cold case 01:47. MAHWAH, N.J. — An arrest has been made in a 50-year-old murder case thanks to the diligent work of some New Jersey ...

DNA clues led to an arrest, and an exoneration, in a 1974 Minnesota murder A Willmar Police Department cold case team took up the trail 46 years after the violent death of a 73-year-old woman.

Jon K. Miller, 84, of Owatonna, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mary Schlais, of Minneapolis, in 1974. Investigative genetic genealogy credited with leading to his arrest.

The Washington County Sheriff says a nearly 50-year-old double murder case has been solved, bringing the start of closure to the families of the victims.

Serial killer on death row for 40 years named suspect in 1974 cold case murder as he fights for clemency By . David Propper. Published Jan. 25, 2024, 11:38 p.m. ET. Explore More ...

The cold case killing of a Wisconsin hitchhiker has been solved 50 years later thanks to a DNA breakthrough from evidence pulled from a hat that the accused killer left behind at the scene.