DNA from cigarette butt links Slaughter to 2012 shooting The cold case languished for years until detectives decided to review it again in 2023.

Investigators in Pennsylvania identified a suspect in an unsolved slaying through DNA obtained from a discarded cigarette butt and a bitten-off piece of a styrofoam cup, authorities said Monday.

This DNA didn’t match any of the samples contained within existing databases at the time. An additional DNA profile, which was linked to Case was found on one of Styrofoam cups.

Investigators in Pennsylvania identified a suspect in an unsolved slaying through DNA obtained from a discarded cigarette butt and a bitten-off piece of a styrofoam cup, authorities said Monday.