Chicago police tie 1960 killing of 8-year-old girl to late former detective
Chicago police said Monday that newly discovered DNA links former homicide detective Thomas McInerney, who died in 2006, to the 1960 murder of 8-year-old Gloria Kowalewicz.
Chicago police said Monday that DNA evidence ties one of their former homicide detectives to a 65-year-old cold case: the 1960 murder of an 8-year-old girl, Gloria Kowalewicz.
The man identified is Thomas McInerney. He died in 2006, about 20 years before police named him, The Guardian reports.
Police said they recently used newly discovered DNA evidence to make the link, according to The Guardian. NBC News reports the case had stumped investigators for 65 years.
The Guardian reports McInerney retired from the Chicago Police Department. He later worked as an investigator in two federal public defender's offices in Nevada.
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- NBC NewsChicago police find killer in 65-year-old cold case murder of little girl — one of their ownMon, Oct 12, 4:50 PM EDT
- The GuardianEx-Chicago detective identified as killing child in 65-year cold caseTue, Oct 13, 5:30 AM EDT
- Fox NewsFormer Chicago police detective linked by DNA to 8-year-old girl's cold-case murder, police sayTue, Oct 13, 7:55 PM EDT
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