30-year-old cold cases in Georgia solved through DNA testing.

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The remains of a woman found dead in Georgia woods in 1993 have been identified as 52-year-old Rebecca "Becky" Burke. She was found covered in pine straw and branches behind an electrical unit near a Quality Inn motel off Interstate 285 in Tucker. Authorities believe she died from blunt force trauma and was killed sometime between two weeks and three months before she was discovered. Burke's body was identified through forensic genetic genealogy technology linking her to a family member. Investigators have now shifted their focus to finding her killer.
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