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Brenda McLerran: Cold Case Solved After 40 Years | Texas News
After 40 years, a Fort Worth woman murdered in 1986 finally got her name back—Brenda McLerran—thanks to groundbreaking forensic genealogy. Last seen hitchhiking to Dallas by her brother, she vanished without a trace until DNA analysis linked her to family. Though her identity is now known, the brutal truth of her murder remains unresolved, and her family still seeks justice. No photos survive a house fire, but closure is slowly coming. Federal funding and local medical examiners’ work have helped identify two other cold case victims from the same era, though their families remain unknown…
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