DNA cracks 1981 Ohio cold case: Killer identified after four decades
A groundbreaking DNA analysis has finally identified James Vanest as the perpetrator in the brutal 1981 murder of Debra
The killing of an 18-year-old Ohio woman was solved with DNA technology after 43 years
A man fatally shot last month as authorities attempted to serve him an indictment on federal gun charges has been identified as the killer of an 18-year-old Ohio woman whose beating death had gone unsolved for 43 years.
Fugitive killed in Ohio shootout is responsible for 1981 slaying of woman, 18, authorities say
A fugitive killed in a shootout with authorities in Ohio last month was identified Monday as the suspect in the decades-old unsolved murder of an 18-year-old woman.
Ohio police solve 1981 cold case murder, suspect killed in standoff last month
Authorities in Ohio announced they have solved the 1981 cold case murder of 18-year-old Debbie Lee Miller. Mansfield Police Chief Jason Bammann told WEWS Monday that James Vanest has been positively identified as Miller's killer. However, Vanest was killed last month during a standoff with police.
Killer identified in 1981 cold case of woman's brutal homicide after police shootout in Ohio
A police shootout led authorities in Ohio to solve a cold case murder from 1981. Swat police and U.S. Marshals swarmed a motel room near North Canton last month. The man inside died after investigators said he barricaded himself inside and started a gunfight while a warrant was being served on federal gun charges.
Suspect killed by police in shootout has now been linked by DNA to 1981 cold-case murder
Police in Mansfield say Miller was killed by James Vanest, a 68-year-old suspect killed last month during a shootout with police in Stark County, who has now been linked through DNA analysis to Miller’s slaying.
Suspect in 43-year-old murder killed in shootout as police close in, Ohio cops say
One individual continued to draw investigators’ attention but not enough evidence could ever be provided to sustain an indictment,” Ohio police said.
Ohio woman's 1981 murder solved with advanced DNA technology; fugitive suspect killed in shootout
The initial investigation of Debra Lee Miller's murder became mired in allegations of potential police misconduct.
Mansfield police: 1981 cold case murder linked to James Vanest, fatally shot during November arrest attempt in Stark County
The Mansfield Police Department has announced a press conference to provide updates on a decades-old homicide case.
Mansfield murder case from 1981 solved, but suspect was killed by police last month
Investigators said they have solved a cold case homicide from 1981, the death of Debra Lee Miller, 18, but the suspect was ...
Man shot to death at Stark County motel linked to 1981 homicide in Mansfield
Mansfield police have solved a 43-year-old cold case homicide after the suspect was shot to death in Stark County.
1981 Ohio cold case murder solved
Ohio officials say they have solved a cold case murder from more than 40 years ago. The suspect, James Vanest, died during a ...