Nearly 4 decades after a homicide in El Paso County, detectives identify victim using new DNA technology

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Nearly four decades after a man’s body was discovered on a remote ranch in southern El Paso County, investigators have finally identified the victim through advances in DNA technology, giving a name to a case that had remained unsolved since 1986.

On Monday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) announced investigators have identified the victim as 31-year-old Peter Joseph Paskovich Jr.

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