New DNA tools help Oklahoma investigators make progress on cold cases

Solving decades-old homicides remains one of law enforcement’s most difficult challenges, but new technology is giving renewed hope to Oklahoma families still searching for answers.

Hunter McKee with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) joined News On 6 to explain how tools like Rapid DNA and genetic genealogy are helping crack cold cases across the state. He also shared the latest update in a homicide investigation in Okmulgee.

How OSBI is using new technology to revisit unsolved cases

McKee said advanced tools are improving those odds:

• Rapid DNA

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