"Genetic Genealogy Testing Identifies Suspect in 1975 Indiana Abduction and Stabbing Case"
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After nearly five decades, genetic genealogy helped Indiana investigators identify Thomas Edward Williams as the man who abducted and stabbed three girls in 1975, leaving them in a cornfield. The girls, now in their 50s and 60s, listened quietly as authorities shared the harrowing details of the attack. Williams died in prison in 1983, and it remains unclear why he was being held at the time.
- 3 Girls Were Abducted and Stabbed in 1975. Now They Know Who Did It. The New York Times
- 'Indiana Slasher' left three girls for dead and eluded police almost 50 years Fox News
- Nearly 50 years later, genealogy testing identifies suspect in 1975 assault of 3 young girls left in Indiana cornfield NBC News
- IMPD solves 1975 cold case using genetic genealogy testing WISH TV Indianapolis, IN
- DNA proves a long-dead man attacked 3 girls in Indiana nearly 50 years ago, police say The Associated Press
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