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Woman found dead in Massachusetts town identified decades later with DNA
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A 45-year-old murder mystery that has haunted a small central Massachusetts town has been partially solved, thanks to DNA evidence, investigators said Monday. The remains of a woman discovered on Nov. 15, 1978, buried under leaves on a logging road in Granby, have been identified as Patricia Ann Tucker, born July 28, 1950, investigators from the Massachusetts State Police, Granby police and Northwestern District Attorney바카라 게임 웹사이트s Office said Monday. After Tucker바카라 게임 웹사이트s remains were found, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled that the cause of death was a bullet wound to the temple, and the manner of death was homicide. The office estimated that the woman had been dead since about June of 1978 and that she was between 19 and 27 years old.For decades, she was known only as "Granby Girl." About two years ago, Massachusetts investigators worked with a private forensic laboratory based in Texas called Othram to obtain a DNA profile of the woman. Using that information, investigators were able to link her to a likely relative in Maryland, who, in turn, led them to Tucker바카라 게임 웹사이트s adult son, who was 5 when his mother disappeared. Investigators determined that Tucker, 28, was married to Gerald Coleman at the time of her death and was living in East Hampton, Connecticut. Coleman, who is considered a person of interest in Tucker바카라 게임 웹사이트s death, never reported his wife missing and died in a Massachusetts state prison in 1996, investigators said. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Granby police at 413-467-9222, via email jwhite@granbypd.org, or by submitting a message through granbypd.org.
GRANBY, Mass. — A 45-year-old murder mystery that has haunted a small central Massachusetts town has been partially solved, thanks to DNA evidence, investigators said Monday.
The remains of a woman discovered on Nov. 15, 1978, buried under leaves on a logging road in Granby, have been identified as Patricia Ann Tucker, born July 28, 1950, investigators from the Massachusetts State Police, Granby police and Northwestern District Attorney바카라 게임 웹사이트s Office said Monday.
After Tucker바카라 게임 웹사이트s remains were found, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled that the cause of death was a bullet wound to the temple, and the manner of death was homicide. The office estimated that the woman had been dead since about June of 1978 and that she was between 19 and 27 years old.
For decades, she was known only as "Granby Girl."
About two years ago, Massachusetts investigators worked with a private forensic laboratory based in Texas called Othram to obtain a DNA profile of the woman. Using that information, investigators were able to link her to a likely relative in Maryland, who, in turn, led them to Tucker바카라 게임 웹사이트s adult son, who was 5 when his mother disappeared.
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Grave of Patricia Ann Tucker from Northwestern District Attorney바카라 게임 웹사이트s Office
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Gerald Coleman from Northwestern District Attorney바카라 게임 웹사이트s Office
Investigators determined that Tucker, 28, was married to Gerald Coleman at the time of her death and was living in East Hampton, Connecticut.
Coleman, who is considered a person of interest in Tucker바카라 게임 웹사이트s death, never reported his wife missing and died in a Massachusetts state prison in 1996, investigators said.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Granby police at 413-467-9222, via email jwhite@granbypd.org, or by submitting a message through granbypd.org.
