"Decades-Old Indiana Slasher Case Solved Through Genetic Genealogy Testing"

The "Indiana Slasher" attacked three girls in 1975, leaving them for dead in a cornfield. After nearly 50 years, the suspect, Thomas Edward Williams, was identified through genetic genealogy and found to have died in prison in 1983. The survivors, now adults, forgave the attacker and expressed relief at the resolution of the case. Law enforcement's perseverance and partnership with a private forensic lab led to the long-awaited identification of the perpetrator.