The male that is thought of killing a young hitchhiker 50 years back has actually been detained, many thanks to DNA screening.
The apprehension of Jon K. Miller, 84, was introduced by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office onThursday Miller, a citizen of Owatonna, Minnesota, was billed with first-degree murder in link to the 1974 murder of Mary K. Schlais.
Investigators had actually been servicing the chilly situation for half a century. Schlais, a 25-year-old musician taking a trip from Minneapolis, was en path to an art program in Chicago when she was eliminated.
“Schlais was found deceased near the intersection of 408th Ave. and 990th St. in the Township of Spring Brook, Dunn County,” the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office claimed in a declaration. “There was an eyewitness that observed a suspect and suspect’s vehicle that were believed to be connected to the homicide of Mary Schlais.”
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Mary Schlais, 25, was discovered dead near a crossway in Wisconsin in 1974. (Dunn County Sheriff’s Office/Google Maps)
Over the previous half a century, private investigators have actually checked out many leads that have actually failed. It had not been up until authorities collaborated with the Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center at Ramapo College in New Jersey that the situation had the ability to proceed.
Sheriff Kevin Bygd informed Fox News Digital that a hat discovered at the criminal activity scene led authorities to the suspect. During an interview on Friday, Bygd introduced that Miller had actually admitted to his participation in the murder.
“When confronted with the evidence, 84-year-old Jon K. Miller confirmed his involvement with Mary’s homicide in 1974,” the authorities claimed.
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Jon K. Miller, 84, admitted to being associated with the 1974 murder. (Steele County Sheriff’s Office)
“I believe it’s got to even be a relief for him after 50 years of living with this,” Bygd claimed later on throughout the presser. “[This has] had to have been on his mind almost every day. You would think [for] anybody with a conscience, it would.”
The constable additionally kept in mind that bumming a ride was a typical method in 1974.
“You know, in 1974, it wasn’t that unusual for somebody to hitchhike from Minneapolis to Chicago,” Bygd claimed. “But stories like this is the reason we don’t let our kids do it anymore.”
Mary Schlais was bumming a ride to an art program in Chicago when she was eliminated. (Dunn County Sheriff’s Office)
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“This was a very bright young lady who had a very bright future ahead of her,” he included. “And her life was taken away from her way too soon.”
