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Killer Finally Identified in 1988 Strangulation Case Using Genealogical DNA<!-- wp:html --><p>Georgia Bureau of Investigation</p> <p>Almost 35 years after a brutal murder took place in Georgia, investigators have found a major breakthrough.</p> <p>Earlier this year in March, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/georgia-strangulation-victim-identified-as-stacey-lyn-chahorski">Stacey Lyn Chahorski was identified</a> as the woman known as Rising Dawn Jane Doe. Buried in an unmarked grave, Chahorski was the victim of a strangulation murder and was not able to be identified in 1988.</p> <p>After the Georgia Bureau of Investigation decided to take a fresh look at the case, using new technology involving genealogical DNA, they were able to ID Chahorski as the victim. And on Sept. 6, 2022, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation held a joint press conference with the FBI to announce that they had <a href="https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-09-06/michigan-woman-missing-33-years-identified-genealogy-technology">finally identified the killer as well</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/killer-finally-identified-nearly-35-years-after-georgia-strangulation-case?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Almost 35 years after a brutal murder took place in Georgia, investigators have found a major breakthrough.

Earlier this year in March, Stacey Lyn Chahorski was identified as the woman known as Rising Dawn Jane Doe. Buried in an unmarked grave, Chahorski was the victim of a strangulation murder and was not able to be identified in 1988.

After the Georgia Bureau of Investigation decided to take a fresh look at the case, using new technology involving genealogical DNA, they were able to ID Chahorski as the victim. And on Sept. 6, 2022, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation held a joint press conference with the FBI to announce that they had finally identified the killer as well.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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