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Law enforcement officials in Elmira, New York, recently announced the resolution of the 1964 cold case murder of 12-year-old Mary Teresa Simpson. Although the original investigation generated a 6,000-page file, the suspect, Alfred Raymond Murray Jr., was never interviewed and remained entirely unknown to police for decades. Investigators eventually utilized modern genetic genealogy to bridge the gap, using a tiny DNA sample from the victim's clothing to identify Murray’s living relatives. To confirm the match, authorities exhumed Murray’s remains in 2025, as he had died in 2004 without ever facing charges for the crime. This breakthrough provided long-awaited answers for the victim’s surviving sister and officially closed a case that had remained a mystery for nearly 62 years.






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