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Ex-Chicago detective identified as killing child in 65-year cold case

Published October 13, 2026 5:30 am • Updated October 13, 2026 5:30 am •
Ex-Chicago detective identified as killing child in 65-year cold case
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Police used recently discovered DNA to pin murder of eight-year-old girl on Thomas McInerney, who died in 2006Chicago police on Monday said they recently used newly discovered DNA evidence to tie the 1960 murder of an eight-year-old girl to one of its own former homicide detectives.Thomas McInerney had been dead for 20 years by the time authorities issued a statement identifying him as the killer…

Police used recently discovered DNA to pin murder of eight-year-old girl on Thomas McInerney, who died in 2006Chicago police on Monday said they recently used newly discovered DNA evidence to tie the 1960 murder of an eight-year-old girl to one of its own former homicide detectives.Thomas McInerney had been dead for 20 years by the time authorities issued a statement identifying him as the killer…

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