California female murdered practically two decades back identified through genetic genealogy

The continues to be of a woman who was murdered 18 yrs back were ultimately identified this 7 days employing genetic genealogy, a cutting-edge field of DNA science. 

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office initially discovered the remains in March 2008 and a coroner established that the female died by murder sometime in the slide of 2004. 

Law enforcement reviewed hundreds of lacking folks reports, distributed images of her clothes and jewelry to the media, and established a composite drawing of what she may well have looked like, but the scenario went chilly for decades. 

Shannon Vielguth was recognized by regulation enforcement as the girl whose stays had been located in 2008 in Sacramento.  (Sacramento County Sheriff's Business)

In 2021, investigators reopened the situation employing genetic genealogy and were able to establish the female as Shannon Vielguth by evaluating her continues to be to the DNA of a near spouse and children member. 

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Vielguth, who was 35 many years outdated at the time of her disappearance, had been a transient for about 6 months just before she was murdered, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Workplace. 

"Based on legislation enforcement documents, Vielguth was most possible in Reno, NV and Sacramento in Oct 2004, which coincides with the time she was most probable killed," the sheriff's office environment stated. 

Scientist pipetting a DNA sample into a petri dish with a DNA profile in the history. (TEK Image/SCIENCE Image LIBRARY by means of Getty Visuals)

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Police are now hoping to track down who was liable for Vielguth's death. Anybody with data about her disappearance or murder can simply call the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 916-874-5057.