A decades-old murder case has been solved after Chicago police linked a former homicide detective to the 1960 killing of an eight-year-old girl using newly uncovered DNA evidence. The suspect, who had worked for the department and later as a federal investigator, died in 2006—nearly 20 years before authorities confirmed his involvement. The breakthrough comes as authorities revisit cold cases with advanced forensic techniques, offering closure to a family that waited over six decades for answers. The identification was announced after the suspect’s retirement from law enforcement and investigative roles.
Police used recently discovered DNA to pin murder of eight-year-old girl on Thomas McInerney, who died in 2006Chicago police on Monday said they recently used newly discovered DNA evidence to tie the 1960 murder of an eight-year-old girl to one of its own former homicide detectives.Thomas McInerney had been dead for 20 years by the time authorities issued a statement identifying him as the killer of Gloria Kowalewicz – well after retiring from the Chicago police department (CPD) and two federal public defender’s offices in Nevada where he worked as an investigator. Continue reading...
