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An Oregon woman killed by Keith Hunter Jesperson—known as the Happy Face Killer—has finally been identified after almost 30 years. A truck driver stumbled upon the body of Patricia Skiple on the side of California

November 12, 2021

After nearly 30 years, the unidentified body of a woman murdered and left by the side a...

"We've been holding hope that she was going to be alive," said sister Gloria White. Found on the side of a highway near Gilroy sexually assaulted, Patricia Skiple had always been called Jane Doe "Blue Pacheco," until a genetic genealogy matched her DNA.

It’s been nearly 30 years since 45-year-old Patricia Skiple went missing, but now her family has closure after the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office in California identified a body found along a highway road in 1993 as Skiple.

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Investigators say they used genetic technology to identify Patricia "Patsy" Skiple of Colton, Oregon, aka "Blue Pacheco," whose death is attributed to serial killer Keith Jesperson.

California detectives have identified an Oregon woman as a victim of the “Happy Face Killer,” almost 30 years after her body was found.

The Jane Doe Project along with the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office announced they have identified a victim of the "Happy Face Killer" that was found dead on Highway 152 in 1993.

After nearly 30 years, California authorities uncovered the identity of an Oregon woman killed by the "Happy Face Killer."

The body of a woman found near Gilroy, California was this week identified as Patricia Skiple, a victim of the Happy Face Killer.  The DNA Doe Project

A victim of the serial murderer dubbed the Happy Face Killer has been identified nearly 30 years after her body was left near a California highway

The victim in a 29-year-old Santa Clara County killing was identified through a cold-case...

On April 18, 1980, some fishermen were making their way to a favorite fishing hole along the North Canadian River outside of Jones, Oklahoma.

When a Sisters woman took steps to learn more about her family tree, it ended up helping a detective all the way in Oklahoma solve a cold case.

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department solved a decades-old mystery with the help of a new and unique DNA project. It happened in a

The Flathead County Sheriff's office and the DNA Doe Project are close to identifying a man who’s been a doe for 17 years but need help.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- When police officers investigate cases, it's often centered around the suspect(s) they're searching for. But sometimes, the first big question is identifying the remains. Kentucky State Police (KSP) is working to bring closure to John and Jane Does in the state who's remains have never been identified.

Claire Glynn, Ph.D., an educator, researcher, scientist, and cold case investigator in the innovative field of forensic genetic genealogy, has been included in Connecticut Magazine’s Class of 2022 “40 Under 40” list of notable leaders who are making an important impact in their fields and across the state of Connecticut.

A judge sentenced Connie Lou Herbst to prison for helping her son dispose of her husband's body after the boy shot his dad in the head in 2013.

A woman in Minnesota has been sentenced for her role in helping her son dispose of her husband’s corpse after he was murdered.

In a first for Toronto police, investigators have used DNA from popular ancestry-tracking websites to identify a missing person in a non-criminal matter.

Using genetic genealogy, investigators identified an unknown woman found dead of natural causes in a Toronto park.

A team of Australian researchers are working to identify a man found dead in the US 35 years ago, in a precursor to a groundbreaking DNA technique being adopted locally.

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