US EditionBoy Found Dead in 1972 Is Finally Identified. Police Believe 2 People Were Involved.
LORTON, VIRGINIA, AUG 7 – DNA testing and genealogy identified Carl Matthew Bryant, whose 1972 homicide involved two suspects, with the case generating the most tips ever received by Virginia's missing children center.
- After more than 50 years, the Fairfax County Police Department announced that Carl Matthew Bryant was identified, according to a news conference on Monday, Aug. 4.
- Discovering the remains, a boy biking home from school found the body on June 13, 1972, in Massey Creek beneath the Old Colchester Road Bridge in Lorton, Virginia.
- Homicide ruling came after finding the boy unclothed with blunt force trauma injuries, police believe two people were involved.
- Following the identification, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said the case led police to two people believed involved, and Assistant Chief Brooke Wright urged, `We ask for the public's help in filling in the missing information`.
- With forensic-grade genome sequencing, investigators traced the boy's identity using DNA testing through Astrea Forensics, as law enforcement agencies have seen success in recent years.
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53 Years of Silence Ends: Forensic DNA Finally Gives a Little Boy His Name
The identity of a 4-years old found dead in 1972 has finally been revealed using advanced forensic Genealogy techniques. LORTON, VIRGINIA (USA) – In a breakthrough that exemplifies the growing power of modern forensic science, investigators in Fairfax County, Virginia, have solved one of America’s cold cases. The remains of the young boy discovered in a wooded area in 1972 have been officially identified as Carl Matthew Bryant, a 4-year-old from…
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