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Cold Case Solved with Genetic Tech | Texas News
After 12 years, a 2012 murder case has finally been solved thanks to cutting-edge genealogy tech—detectives matched a blood droplet and a discarded fork to Mayra Valasquez, a real estate agent charged with capital murder in the stabbing death of her friend Irasema Chavez. The breakthrough offers closure to the victim’s family and proves how modern forensics can resurrect cold cases, even when early leads vanished. While motive remains unknown—possibly jealousy, but unconfirmed—cellphone data supports the arrest. This arrest is a powerful reminder that justice, though delayed, can still…
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