Dallas County Secures First Murder Conviction Through Investigative Genetic Genealogy in 38-year-old Cold Case
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Dallas County secures murder conviction on 1986 cold case thanks to new forensic technique
Dallas County prosecutors secured a murder conviction on Tuesday in a cold case dating back to 1986 thanks to a promising new forensic technique. The investigation into 37-year-old Barbara Fay Villarreal’s death at her home in the 3600 block of Colbath Street on November 7, 1986, in Garland had reached a dead end after DNA collected at the scene discounted her husband as a suspect, as previously reported in The Dallas Express. However, progress …
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