Tracy Whitney was last seen leaving a Burger King after an argument with her ex-boyfriend in August 1988. Less than 24 hours later, fishermen found her body in a river near Sumner, Washington, about 12 miles east of Tacoma. She was 18 years old.

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DNA evidence helps identify woman’s killer 36 years after her death

Tracy Whitney was killed in 1988. More than three decades later, DNA analysis has led police to the perpetrator.

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By Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — Tracy Whitney was last seen leaving a Burger King after an argument with her ex-boyfriend in August 1988. Less than 24 hours later, fishermen found her body in a river near Sumner, Washington, about 12 miles east of Tacoma. She was 18 years old. An autopsy revealed Tracy had been sexually assaulted and died of strangulation, according to a statement from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. Her death was ruled…

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Decades after a Washington teenager's brutal murder, law enforcement identified her killer using genealogical DNA testing.

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36 years after teen's body found in river, her killer is identified

Pierce County, Washington detectives said they solved the 1988 murder of of 18-year-old Tracy Whitney and publicly named their suspect.

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Washington State Fishermen Found 18-Year-Old’s Naked Body In 1988. Investigators Believe They Finally Found The Answer

The brutal abduction, rape and murder of a Washington state woman that sat cold for over three decades has finally been cracked  — but police still can't make an arrest, as the suspect died.Tracy Whitney was 18 years old on Aug. 28, 1988, when fishermen found her nude body washed up along the Puyallup River, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Sunday.The discovery would launch a 36-year search that eliminated potential suspect…

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Police solve 'stranger abduction' and killing 36 years after woman's body washes up

Thirty-six years after Tracy's death, the sheriff's office used lab data to identify her killer.

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DNA evidence helps identify woman's killer 36 years after her death

Modern forensic testing has helped police identify Tracy Whitney’s killer more than three decades after she was murdered in WashingtonPierce County Sheriff's Department Tracy Whitney's killer has been identified More than three decades after 18-year-old Tracy Whitney’s body was discovered in the Puyallup River in northwestern Washington, her killer has been identified.According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, Whitney’s body was discov…

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Teenager’s Killer Identified 36 Years After She Was Found Dead in River: 'An Emotional Relief'

DNA evidence helps identify woman’s killer 36 years after her death

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