(CNN) Investigators in Atlanta were able to extract DNA from two child murder cases for additional analysis as part of the city's probe into the dozens of decades-old unsolved killings, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Friday. Authorities in March 2019 reopened the investigation into a series of child murders that took place between the 1970s and 80s to re-examine the evidence in the hopes that technological breakthroughs might point to a definite killer in the cases, most of which were never solved. "Part of my asking that this be reopened was in light of where we are with DNA testing some 40 years later. Fiber evidence was re-analyzed in all 30 of the cases, and investigators also extended the timeline from 1970 to 1985 to ensure any additional children or victims are not overlooked, the mayor said. At least two dozen of the 30 cases were children between the ages of 7 and 17, most of whom were Black victims.

Source: CNN July 17, 2021 04:41 UTC