Yeah, lived across the street, used to work there, and frequented the store. Took 25 years and some DNA to crack the case. No wonder they lost track of Laundrie and thought he was his mother.
Even though DNA was first used in 1988 in England, in 1996 it’s use was still in the infancy stage here and there really wasn’t a database of DNA samples.
In 2003 there was still no match in the DNA database. Not until 2021 were they able to make a familial match.
All in all, I can’t blame the cops on this one.
Laundrie on the other hand was a clusterscrew from day one. Real Keystone Kops, Car 54 type bumbling.
That one we CAN blame on the cops.