In 1994, an 89-year-old woman was brutally beaten and killed in her Pompano Beach, Florida, home. Now a suspect has been identified.
An undated photo of Lillian DeCloe provided by the Broward Sheriff's Office.On April 29, 1994, 89-year-old Lillian DeCloe wasbeaten and killed in her Pompano Beach, Florida,home. Now, authorities sayDNA has identified her killer: aDeCloe, a former teacher and nurse who lived alone, "fought for her life" when she was "brutally" beaten and sexually assaulted,Broward Sheriff's Detective Dave Towsley said at a news conference Tuesday.
In 2004, thelocal crime lab started doing DNA testing and semen was recovered fromDeCloe's nightgown, Towsley said. But there was no match between the recovered semen and any DNA in CODIS,the law enforcement database, Towsley said. Johnny Mack Brown, who died of natural causes in 2010, was determined to be the father of the man who served time, according to the sheriff's office. Brown's remains were exhumed, Towsley said, and testing confirmed Brown's DNA was a match to the DNA left on DeCloe's nightgown.
Brown, who was a Marine during the Vietnam War, struggled with PTSD and drug addiction, the sheriff's office said, citing Brown's family.
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