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and will retest some 4,000 DNA samples. “We take the integrity of our criminal investigations and the reliability of our forensic testing very seriously,” Sheriff Robert Luna said in a statement.
The partial skeletal remains were first discovered in a riverbed off a highway in Watsonville almost exactly 30 years ago, but the case ran after initial DNA testing only showed they were of a female.
As part of the investigation, detectives and forensic teams carried out a thorough inspection of the scene over a number of days, and DNA analysis was used to identify Mr Green.