Decades-Old Mystery Unraveled: Identity of California Murder Victim Revealed
Breakthrough in Cold Case
According to TRUECRIME Daily after 37 years of not knowing who she was investigators finally found out the name of a woman who was killed in California. Her name was Maria Pilar Del Gadillo Carrillo and she was 43 years old when she died. She came to the United States from Mexico in 1986. Her body was found with injuries that suggested someone hurt her on August 3, 1986 near State Route 67 in California.
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Reddit)Decades Mystery! Genetic Genealogy Reveals Identity of Murder Victim Maria Pilar Del Gadillo Carrillo
Unveiling the Truth: Pursuing Justice for Maria Pilar Del Gadillo Carrillo
Detectives used a special kind of science called genetic genealogy to figure out who Carrillo was. This helped them connect her DNA to her name. Even though they now know who she was there are still many things they don’t understand about what happened to her. They’re going to keep looking into her life and what led up to her death to find out more. They want to make sure whoever hurt her is held responsible. Finding out Maria Pilar Del Gadillo Carrillo’s identity is a big step toward making things right for her and her family. It’s been a long time since she died but now that they know who she was they can try to find out what happened to her. The police promise to keep working on the case until they get answers. They want to bring justice for Carrillo as murder victim and make sure she’s remembered well.
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