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USA Today · 17h

DNA match leads to arrest in 1988 cold case killing of Boston woman Karen Taylor

Authorities said Holloman is facing a first-degree murder charge after being indicted and arrested by the Boston Police fugitive unit on Thursday in connection to the 1988 stabbing death of 25-year-old Karen Taylor, a resident of Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.

CBS Boston on MSN · 22h

Accused killer's DNA tied to 1988 Boston murder after spitting on sidewalk, prosecutors say

A man who spit on the sidewalk outside of his home in Boston is now charged with an unsolved 35-year-old murder.

36 years later, Boston man’s DNA found on his spit leads to murder charge in 1988 cold case

Forensic evidence found on fingernail scrapings from a woman slain in her Boston apartment ultimately led to the murder indictment this week of James Holloman, who is now charged in her death.

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Man charged with murder 36 years after woman found dead in Roxbury apartment

James E. Holloman, 65, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment to a charge of first-degree murder on Friday and was ordered held without bail.

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Investigators hope DNA can finally identify remains found in 1974 in Wrentham, Massachusetts, woods

Norfolk County investigators are hoping new forensic technology can finally identify a body that was found in the woods 50 ...

Suspect in bloody 1988 murder of Roxbury mother faces judge for first time

BOSTON (WHDH) - 36 years after young mother Karen Taylor was found dead in her Roxbury apartment, a suspect is in custody.

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Defense looks to challenge genealogy approach in case of Matthew Nilo, accused of sexually assaulting eight women in Boston

Whether courts agree or disagree, the case could create precedent around the use of forensic genetic genealogy in ...

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