Alaska trooper identify serial killer's victim with DNA match after 37 years
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A victim of an Alaskan serial killer has finally been identified after almost 40 years thanks genetic genealogy and a DNA match.
"I would like to thank all of the troopers, investigators, and analysts that have diligently worked on this case over the last 37 years," Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner James Cockrell said in a statement. "Without their hard work and tenacity, the identity of Ms. Pelkey may have never been known."
Pelky, a sex worker, had no identification on her body when investigators found her. Hansen told investigators that he had taken her to Horseshoe Lake in a small plane, murdered her and discarded the body, but he knew nothing about her.
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