Teen Victim in Oakland Cold Case Murder Identified After 57 Years

In 1969, a 16-Year-Old Girl Was Found Strangled Inside a Calif. Hotel Room. 57 Years Later, Her Body Has Finally Been Identified

Officials confirmed the victim had been identified as Joanne Yvonne Burdick on Thursday, Oct. 1, one day before the 57th anniversary of the incidentJoanne Yvonne Burdick at age 11; Burdick at age 13NEED TO KNOWA teenage girl has been identified 57 years after she was found dead inside a California hotel roomGenetic genealogy and DNA from her brother identified the victim of the cold case as 16-year-old Joanne Yvonne Burdick, known as “Joanie” to…

Teen victim in Oakland cold case murder identified after 57 years

Oakland police announced a breakthrough in a cold case homicide investigation with the identification of a teenage girl found murdered nearly six decades ago.

Girl strangled at California hotel identified in 57-year-old cold case

A 16-year-old girl found strangled in an Oakland, California, hotel room has been identified nearly 57 years after her death, according to officials. Authorities are still trying to locate the suspect and determine whether he is alive. Officers found the victim in a room at Hotel St. Louis in the 500 block of Seventh Street […]

Victim of 1969 Oakland homicide is finally identified

Decades after a 16-year-old girl was found strangled and beaten to death in October 1969 in a downtown hotel, authorities using DNA have identified her as Joanne Yvonne Burdick.

Breakthrough in 1969 cold case: Oakland police, FBI

The Oakland Police Department and the FBI are set to hold a news conference Thursday to announce a "significant breakthrough" in a nearly 57-year-old homicide investigation and the identification of a victim who has remained unidentified since 1969.

Oakland 1969 Jane Doe Cold Case: ID Breakthrough Announced

Oakland police and the FBI plan to announce a breakthrough in the 1969 St. Louis Hotel Jane Doe murder case at a livestreamed news conference.