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In reply to the discussion: (2) How Unsolved Missing Person Cases Are Solved (Pt. 2) [View all]AmyStrange
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Forensic investigative firm ties Texas cold case to missing Salina woman
Sarah Motter 1/19/2021
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A forensic firm from Virginia has pieced together a cold case from Texas involving a missing woman from Salina, Kan.
Innovative Forensic, an investigative genetic genealogy firm, says it has resolved a 55-year-old cold case that came out of Pecos, Texas.
According to Innovative Forensic, on July 5, 1966, a couple checked into the Ropers Motel in Pecos under the names Mr. and Mrs. Russell Battuon. The couple had been seen near the pool earlier in the day by employees of the motel, but later, while the male was asleep maid found the female unresponsive in the motel swimming pool. It said she was pulled from the water and taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Innovative Forensic said the male awoke during the commotion and took everything from their room, including any identification of the pair. It said police have been unable to identify the female victim or locate her male companion. It said with no available dental records or fingerprints, the case went cold for 55 years.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/forensic-investigative-firm-ties-texas-cold-case-to-missing-salina-woman/ar-BB1cU3X5
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