Detectives get a break in the "Orange Socks" cold case murder
"With testing of all the evidence and trying to identify her, the lab indicated they found a presence of another contributor to her DNA sample,” said Pokorny.
That means, DNA from another person was at the scene. So who is this other person? Authorities believe advances in DNA testing can eventually give us that answer. It could officially rule out the now deceased Henry Lee Lucas, or rule him "in."
"This news was a big turn of events for us, it gives us high hopes that we will identify her and hopefully a suspect," said Pokorny.
As they await lab results, detectives continue to sift through any and all evidence, as they feel it is their duty to seek justice for everyone, including victims like Orange Socks.
"Our job is to be a voice for her and that's why we are looking forward to identifying her,” said Pokorny
New evidence surfaces in decades old Central Texas murder case
Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody posted a message on Sept. 28 on the department's Facebook page that said: "UPDATE ON COLD CASE/ORANGE SOCK: Preliminary forensic evidence testing shows Orange Socks DNA as well as possibly another DNA contributor. Unknown how much or if the other contributors quantity is sufficient for further testing. Still in preliminary testing stages."
Patricia Gutierrez, media spokeswoman for the sheriff's office, said Thursday cold case detectives would not reveal the source of the DNA, but the victim was unclothed except for her socks, so there's nowhere else the sample could have come from because her body is buried.
Gutierrez said it would take 60 to 90 days for the pending test to be finalized, depending on how backed up the testing laboratory is, but if there is testable DNA found, the result eventually could lead to the real killer's identity after the sample is submitted top national DNA banks through which a match could be found.
