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Forensic Genetic Genealogy Solves 45-Year-Old Texas Murder Case Through Advanced DNA Testing

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8 September 2026·2 min read

Forensic Genetic Genealogy Solves 45-Year-Old Texas Murder Case Through Advanced DNA Testing

Advanced DNA testing and forensic investigative genetic genealogy have helped solve the 1981 murder of 23-year-old Yolanda Herrera in Texas. After more than four decades, investigators used preserved biological evidence, improved DNA analysis and genetic genealogy to identify Kelly Lee Brower as a suspect, ultimately leading to his arrest and confession.

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