A four-decade-old murder has been solved with the help of genetic genealogy technology, according to officials in New Hampshire.
An undated photo of Laura Kempton, provided by the New Hampshire Attorney General's office.A four-decade-old murder has been solved with the help of genetic genealogy technology, New Hampshire officials announced Thursday.
Beginning in 2022, authorities re-analyzed DNA samples from the crime scene using forensic genetic genealogy technology and, on Thursday, publicly identified the suspect as Ronney James Lee. Formella said during a press briefing Thursday that the case has been officially closed and marked as solved, and noted the news may be "bittersweet" for Kempton's family.
Kempton was enrolled at Portsmouth Beauty School studying hairdressing and had just started working at a gift store in town at the time of her death, according to the attorney general's report. The evidence "establishes beyond a reasonable doubt that Ronney James Lee committed first-degree murder," the report stated. Prosecutors said the evidence pointed to a "calculated" break-in and "sexually motivated crime that resulted in more violence than the perpetrator originally anticipated." The murder weapon was believed to be a glass bottle, the report said.
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