Preview: 'Forensic Files II' episode on Traci Hammerberg case<\/p>\n
The HLN true-crime series explores the 1984 murder of a young Wisconsin woman that was finally solved 35 years later using DNA evidence.<\/p>\n
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/p>\n
For the second time in less than a year, the 1984 murder of Saukville teenager Traci Hammerberg, which investigators solved 35 years later using DNA evidence, is gettingits TV closeup.<\/p>\n
\"Forensic Files II,\" the rebooted continuation of the long-running crime investigation series, takes a look at the case in an episode called \"Grave Justice,\" airing at 9 p.m. Central Time on Aug. 22 on HLN (Channel 11 on Spectrum cable).<\/p>\n
The half-hour episode recaps the basics of the initial case. Hammerberg'sbody was found on a driveway in the Town of Grafton early on Dec. 15, 1984; after a night out with friends, she had been raped, strangled and bludgeoned to death.<\/p>\n
Suspects emerged, but without conclusive evidence, the case remained open for more than three decades. Finally, investigators sent DNA evidence from the crime scene to a genetic genealogy database and managed to identify a prime suspect: Philip Cross, an acquaintance of Hammerberg who died of a drug overdose in 2012. A DNA card for Cross proved he was a match.<\/p>\n
RELATED: How genetic genealogy helped solve the 1984 murder of 18-year-old Traci Hammerberg<\/p>\n
The \"Forensic Files\" episode focuses on how investigators followed the DNA evidence to find Hammerberg's killer.<\/p>\n
Last fall, the Hammerberg case was the focus of an episode of true-crime maven Nancy Grace's latest series, \"Bloodline Detectives.\" That series airs in syndication, locally on WVTVDT2 (Channel 24) at 1 a.m. late Sunday nights.<\/p>\n
Contact Chris Foran at chris.foran@jrn.com<\/a>. Followhimon Twitter at @cforan12.<\/p>\n Our subscribers make this reporting possible. Please consider supporting local journalism by subscribing to the Journal Sentinel at jsonline.com\/deal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n See original here: Preview: 'Forensic Files II' episode on Traci Hammerberg case The HLN true-crime series explores the 1984 murder of a young Wisconsin woman that was finally solved 35 years later using DNA evidence. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel For the second time in less than a year, the 1984 murder of Saukville teenager Traci Hammerberg, which investigators solved 35 years later using DNA evidence, is gettingits TV closeup. \"Forensic Files II,\" the rebooted continuation of the long-running crime investigation series, takes a look at the case in an episode called \"Grave Justice,\" airing at 9 p.m. Continue reading
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