DNA helps police solve 16-year-old murder case in northern Israel

• Published date: 17 January 2021
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

In 2005, police received a report of a young woman's body found near Ofer Forest in northern Israel. Police were unable to identify the body, and it remained unidentified for years.

Last year, a DNA match with a profile taken from the national DNA database led police to identify the body as a 19-year-old resident of Haifa. The case was reopened, and the police managed to identify the DNA sample taken from the victim's body to living family members in Haifa.

Following the new discovery, police launched a covert operation that included collecting testimonies and sensitive information along with gathering...