A suspect has been arrested after DNA evidence connected him to a pair of crimes committed against children in the 1990s.

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Texas police use genetic genealogy and DNA evidence to solve 1991 cold case

By Steven Rosenbaum Click here for updates on this story     PLANO, Texas (KTVT) —  A North Texas police department used genetic genealogy technology, similar to what’s used in over-the-counter ancestry tests, alongside DNA evidence to find a suspect in a 33-year-old cold case.   Plano Police have arrested 64-year-old Nicholas Ray Carney in Ardmore, Oklahoma, for allegedly abducting and sexually assaulting an 8-year-old child in 1991. The 1991 P…

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Cold case solved: Plano police arrest man for 1990s sex assaults of 2 young girls

On December 19, 2024, after years of investigation and collaboration with other law enforcement agencies, the Plano Police Department identified and

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Suspect in 1991 Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child Case Arrested by Plano Police

Police in North Texas say they’ve solved a three-decade old cold case. An eight-year old child in the Dallas suburb of Plano was kidnapped and assaulted back in 1991, while walking by a neighborhood pool. Last year, the investigation was restarted thanks to a grant from the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative. Evidence matched to an Oklahoma man. Nicholas Carney is now under arrest. The 64-year old is charged with aggravated sexual assault. And Plano p

Cold case solved: Plano police arrest man for 1990s sex assaults of 2 young girls

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