1959 US rape, murder case finally solved with DNA evidence

After 62 years, the rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl, in the US, came to its conclusion owing to advanced DNA technology.

The rape and murder case of a 9-year-old girl in the US was solved after 62 years, thanks to advanced DNA technology. The victim was raped and murdered by a man 11 years older than her after she went missing from her home in 1959.

On the day of the incident, she was selling campfire mints in her Spokane’s West Central neighbourhood and did not return home. Her body was recovered two weeks later, and the accused, John Reigh Hoff, was never found guilty. He died in 1970, the Independent UK reported.