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 ...

A 84-year-old man has been arrested for a cold case murder from 50 years ago after he was linked to the case with genetic genealogy, authorities said.

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 ...

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 ...

An arrest has been made in a 50-year-old murder case thanks to the diligent work of some New Jersey college students.

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.

Authorities say a nearly 50-year-old California cold case has finally been solved with the help of DNA evidence.

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.

Bygd called the arrest “a huge victory for our agency,” explaining how decades of officers assigned to the cold case routinely came up empty-handed — and that without Ramapo College’s help ...