San Francisco Cold Case Solved With DNA as Body of Cheryl Lanier Found in Texas After 50 Years

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Police in San Francisco say they have closed the decades-old disappearance of Cheryl Lanier, a woman who was last seen in 1973.

Investigators used DNA to identify her remains after a Texas tip pointed them toward an unnamed body.

The Tip

The break came in July, when Harris County authorities alerted San Francisco police to a possible match.

The body of a deceased Jane Doe in Texas was suspected to be Lanier.

The Search

San Francisco investigators then worked with Houston police and the California Department of Justice’s Bureau of Forensic Services…

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