Arrest Made in 1994 Cold-Case Murder of Fairfax County Woman
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Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, have arrested Stephen Smerk, a former Army service member, in connection with the 1994 cold-case killing of Robin Lawrence, a mother who was stabbed to death while her toddler daughter was in the next room. Using genetic genealogy techniques, detectives developed new leads in the case and obtained a confession from Smerk after taking a DNA sample. The motive for the killing remains unknown, and police are awaiting the results of further DNA analysis.
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