Public DNA Database Leads To Cold Case Killer

In 1999, 23-year-old Jennifer Watkins was found, her body wrapped in plastic, in the stairwell of the hospital where she worked.

Now, Colorado Springs police report her sexual assault and murder has finally been solved, thanks to DNA collected at the scene.

Newser reports that thanks to the help of a public genetic genealogy database, cold case investigators were led to Ricky Severt.