34 years after Wisconsin woman's murder, 'familial DNA' leads to suspect nearly 2,000 miles away

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34 years after Wisconsin woman's murder, 'familial DNA' leads to suspect nearly 2,000 miles away
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A Washington state man has been charged in the 1988 slaying of a Wisconsin woman after he was identified using 'familial DNA searching' to examine records of people who may be related to the suspect.

Meyer lived about a mile from where Rolf's body was found on Nov. 7, 1988, just outside of Appleton, Wisconsin. The complaint alleges that Meyer fled to Washington after the slaying. He now lives in Eastonville. in Outagamie CountyThe criminal complaint says investigators had a DNA profile from a sample taken from Rolf's body during an autopsy and searched a DNA database for any close biological relatives to the suspect.

With the recent arrest in a 1988 Appleton murder case, below is part of the original coverage WFRV did 34 years ago. Find out how DNA swabs from a truck's door handle led to the arrest of Gene Meyer.

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