15. Salisbury, NC: Reesa Trexler

In the summer of 1984, in Salisbury, NC, Reesa and Jodie Trexler were typical teens enjoying their time with friends. After a day of TV with pals Paul and Jim, Reesa visits their grandparents next door while Jodie opts for a quiet afternoon at home. As evening falls, Jodie sees her grandfather rushing outside, urgently calling for help. Little did she know, this moment would set off a series of events that would ultimately cast suspicion on her as the prime suspect in her sister Reesa's murder—a crime that would remain unsolved for 35 years.

SOURCES

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/cops-say-genealogy-dna-cracked-the-cold-case-slaying-of-a-north-#:~:text=Reesa%20Dawn%20Trexler's%20nude%20body,chest%2C%20the%20Salisbury%20Post%20reported. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpsL2HEZbMs 

PODCAST

DNA:ID “Reesa Trexler”

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-dead-years-identified-suspect-1984-murder-15/story?id=67465538 

https://www.genealogyexplained.com/igg-cases/curtis-blair/

https://www.salisburypost.com/2019/12/03/police-dna-technology-solves-1984-murder-of-reesa-trexler/

CRIME SOLVED

https://www.wbtv.com/2019/12/03/police-man-who-murdered-salisbury-teen-has-been-identified/ 

https://www.salisburypost.com/2019/12/03/salisbury-police-solve-35-year-old-murder-of-reesa-dawn-trexler/

JODIE EXONERATED

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/dna-clears-jodi-laird-of-sister-reesa-trexlers-brutal-1984-murder