Genetic testing identifies missing boy with ties to Philadelphia, solving decades-old cold case

A cold case, involving the death of a 4-year-old boy with ties to the Philadelphia area, may now be solved after five decades.

Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, say genetic testing has identified the body of Carl Matthew Bryant.

On June 13, 1972, the little boy’s body was found under a bridge in Lorton, Virginia, according to Fairfax County police. The boy was was labeled a John Doe.

It was determined that he died from blunt force trauma and the case was ruled a homicide, police said…

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