Ramapo College genealogists help crack decades-old cold case murder in Wisconsin
Mary K. Schlais, of Minneapolis, Minnesota was found dead on a road in Spring Brook, Wisconsin on Feb. 15, 1974. Fifty years later, 84-year-old Jon Miller was charged with murder.
Genealogy research at N.J. college leads to arrest in 50-year-old cold case
An arrest has been made in a 50-year-old Wisconsin murder case thanks to genealogy researchers at a college in New Jersey. Jon K. Miller, 84, of Owatonna, Minnesota, was arrested on Thursday and charged in the killing of the 25-year-old hitchhiker, which happened on February 15, 1974, the Dunn County Sheriffs Office of Wisconsin said.
DNA genealogy research helped track down murder suspect in 50-year-old Dunn County cold case
On Feb. 15, 1974 Mary Schlais was hitchhiking from Minneapolis to Chicago and killed. Her body was found in the Town of Spring Brook in rural Dunn County. Now five decades later, an arrest has been made. 84-year-old Jon Miller was arrested last week for ...
84-year-old arrested in 1974 cold case murder after he's ID'd with genetic genealogy
A 84-year-old man has been arrested for a cold case murder from 50 years ago after he was linked to the case with genetic genealogy, authorities said.
Wisconsin cold case: How investigators made an arrest after 50 years
Authorities will discuss how they were able to make an arrest 50 years after the murder of a Minneapolis woman who was killed hitchhiking across Wisconsin.
Arrest made in 1974 cold case murder of Minnesota hitchhiker in Dunn County
An 84-year-old man, Jon K. Miller, was arrested for the 1974 murder of Mary K. Schlais in Dunn County after investigative genetic genealogy identified a viable suspect.
Man arrested 50 years after Minneapolis woman's killing in Dunn County, Wisconsin
SPRING BROOK TOWNSHIP, Wis. (FOX 9) - Fifty years after a Minneapolis woman was killed, an 84-year-old man was arrested ...
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Genetic scientists speak about technology used to make an arrest in a Dunn County cold case
Investigators in the case worked with a team of genetic genealogists at Ramapo College to identify now 84-year-old Jon Miller ...
50 years after a hitchhiker was killed in Wisconsin, an 84-year-old man is arrested in her death
Mary K. Schlais was found dead in the town of Spring Brook on Feb. 15, 1974. This week, a man “confirmed his involvement" ...
Man, 84, charged with killing Wisconsin hitchhiker in 1974
A man has been charged with murder in a Wisconsin cold case once thought to be the work of a notorious serial killer and ...
50 years after a Minneapolis woman was killed in western Wisconsin, a man is charged with murder
Jon Keith Miller, now 84, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with a Dunn County cold case dating back to 1974.
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Genetic testing leads to arrest of Owatonna man 50 years after Minneapolis woman was found dead in Wisconsin
An Owatonna man is in custody after genetic genealogy linked him to a 1974 murder of a Minneapolis woman who was found in ...
It’s official: Minneapolis version of ‘Love Is Blind’ is coming this Valentine’s Day
“This Valentine’s Day 2025 will mark the five-year anniversary of the premiere of Love Is Blind, and it is going to be the launch of season 8, which takes place in Minneapolis,” host Vanessa Lachey ...
Owatonna man charged with 1974 murder of woman in Wisconsin
An Owatonna man has been arrested and charged with 1st-degree murder of a Minneapolis woman who was killed in Wisconsin 50 ...