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DNA Under Fingernails in 1997 Murder Leads to New Arrest For Cold Case
WJBK ^ | Fri, April 1, 2022

Posted on 04/01/2022 6:41:26 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A 1997 cold case involving the murder of Sonya Dockery could be one step closer to being solved.

There are new developments in a Detroit cold case from 1997 when a woman was found strangled to death on the city's west side. Now, 25-years later, there has been an arrest in the case.

On Friday the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Officer announced that 51-year old Johnny Yenshaw of Detroit was charged in connection with Dockery’s homicide. She was just 33-years old.

(Excerpt) Read more at fox2detroit.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: coldcase; detroit; dna; fingernails; helixmakemineadouble; murder

1 posted on 04/01/2022 6:41:26 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Assuming he’s guilty as charged, hang him quick.


2 posted on 04/01/2022 7:29:48 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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Horrifying for his wife and kids.


3 posted on 04/01/2022 10:51:50 PM PDT by TheDon (Resist the usurpers)
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He didn’t do nuffin


4 posted on 04/02/2022 2:49:37 AM PDT by stockpirate (Where Justice Ends Tyranny Begins...Repression Breeds Violence)
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To: nickcarraway
DNA under fingernails in 1997 murder leads to new arrest for cold case

More info at link above. Wonder if they're looking at this guy for any other murders...

5 posted on 04/02/2022 3:00:47 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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