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25 years later, DNA technology IDs remains of missing teen

Advanced DNA testing has solved a 25-year-old mystery, identifying skeletal remains found in Sandoval County in 1999 as 19-year-old Jeanette Maria De La Cruz. The Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that four cold cases have been resolved in the past 18 months, representing 83% of the agency’s backlog. The identification of De La Cruz […]