Decades-old cold case murders solved through DNA tech evidence

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But police were able to find two of Gould’s grown children. And they both submitted DNA samples. The DNA, which matched the 1956 evidence.

Kadner believes this may very well be the oldest murder case to be solved with DNA genetic technology.

Even though he knew the killer was likely to be dead by the time he was identified, Kadner said he felt driven to solve the case.

He wanted to solve the cold case after reviewing the department’s decades of files worked by so many past detectives.

“They poured their heart and souls into that case, and it just made you realize how hard investigators had worked,” he said. “The same thing happens to you, essentially.”

And although police still do not have a motive. The victims’ families at least know who committed the murders. And the families have told Kadner they appreciate at least having some answers to the 65-year-old mystery.