From the linked article:
"Cathy’s simple life was shattered one night in May 1991 when someone stabbed her multiple times, ransacked her apartment and left her for dead. Officers arrived at 15 Booth Road to find her body lying in a hallway in a pool of blood"
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"This summer, Dawes was in the cavernous room in the Cobb County courthouse that acts as headquarters for the cold case unit. He was sorting through the evidence of Cathy’s case when he spotted something in a crime scene photo that piqued his interest: a palm print."
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"Dawes says Cathy’s mother is still living.
At 83 years old, he said she was surprised and pleased to learn he was taking a fresh look at her case. She was even more relieved to hear there was an arrest for her daughter’s murder."
BBM - SO happy that her mother is alive to hear this news. So interesting to hear of a cold case getting solved with other technological advances besides genealogy.
How a Cobb County detective cracked a 28-year-old murder case
"Cathy’s simple life was shattered one night in May 1991 when someone stabbed her multiple times, ransacked her apartment and left her for dead. Officers arrived at 15 Booth Road to find her body lying in a hallway in a pool of blood"
...
"This summer, Dawes was in the cavernous room in the Cobb County courthouse that acts as headquarters for the cold case unit. He was sorting through the evidence of Cathy’s case when he spotted something in a crime scene photo that piqued his interest: a palm print."
...
"Dawes says Cathy’s mother is still living.
At 83 years old, he said she was surprised and pleased to learn he was taking a fresh look at her case. She was even more relieved to hear there was an arrest for her daughter’s murder."
BBM - SO happy that her mother is alive to hear this news. So interesting to hear of a cold case getting solved with other technological advances besides genealogy.
How a Cobb County detective cracked a 28-year-old murder case