An 84-year-old man was arrested this week in connection with the slaying of a female hitchhiker 50 years ago in Wisconsin. Dunn County Sheriff's officeThe Minneapolis, woman was killed while hitchhiking to an art show in Chicago, Sheriff Kevin Bygd said Friday. But through forensic genetic genealogy, Bygd said investigators tracked down Jon Miller, 84, at his apartment in Owatonna, Minnesota. Miller was awaiting extradition to Wisconsin, Bygd said. Last month, authorities in Arizona announced they used genetic genealogy to identify a John Doe whose remains were found near the Hoover Dam more than a decade ago.

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Persons: Mary K, Schlais, Kevin Bygd, ”, “, Bygd, Jon Miller, Miller, I’ve, John Doe, Don Schlais, “ I’m Organizations: Sheriff’s, Ramapo College, University of Minnesota Locations: Wisconsin, Spring Brook , Wisconsin, Dunn, Dunn County, Minneapolis, Chicago, Owatonna , Minnesota, Mahwah , New Jersey, Arizona