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DNA Breakthrough Solves 40 a 40-Year-Old Murder Case of a 16-Year-Old Long Island Girl

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After nearly 40 years, detectives have cracked one of Long Island’s most chilling cold cases—the murder of 16-year-old Theresa Fusco in 1984. The case was mired in wrongful convictions, but new DNA technology has linked her tragic death to a new suspect. Fusco vanished on November 10, 1984, after she left her job at a roller-skating rink in Lynbrook. Several days later, her body was found in a wooded area, and she was beaten, raped, and strangle…
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Akşam broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Friday, October 17, 2025.
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