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DNA sample leads to charges in 1981 cold case murder in Indiana
CHICAGO (CBS) — A father-son detective team in Griffith, Indiana, solved a 1981 cold case with the help of technology that wasn't around when the murder happened. Gregory Thurson was charged with the murder of 51-year-old John Blaylock.
Discarded cigarette leads to man’s arrest in 1981 cold case killing, Indiana cops say
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Cigarette leads to man’s arrest in 1981 Indiana cold case: documents
An Oregon man was recently extradited to Northwest Indiana in the 1981 killing of another man, and a cigarette discarded by his brother helped police find him.
DNA evidence leads to man's arrest in 1981 cold case murder in Indiana
Police in Griffith, Indiana said they have solved a 43-year-old cold case, thanks to technology that wasn't around when the murder happened.
Docs: Cigarette leads to man’s arrest in 1981 Northwest Indiana cold case
An Oregon man was recently extradited back to Northwest Indiana after allegedly murdering another man in 1981. His brother littering a cigarette helped police find him. The
Arrest made in 1981 Indiana cold case, thanks to father-son detective duo
More than 40 years after a man was murdered in northwest Indiana, police say they’ve caught the killer thanks to the work of detectives who are father and son.
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Indiana man gets life in prison for 1975 drowning of Indiana teenager
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