New DNA technology pointed investigators to a suspect thousands of miles away after Leslie Preer’s murder went unsolved for 21 years, according to an Al Jazeera True Crime Reports episode published Nov. 9.

The episode’s account says Preer’s husband had long been a suspect before the case went cold. DNA technology later directed detectives toward someone else, and investigators devised a trap to catch that suspect.

The accompanying description does not identify the suspect, explain the DNA technique or provide details of any charges or court outcome. The episode revisits the investigation; its publication does not establish that the breakthrough happened recently.

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