North Carolina Authorities: Hair Evidence May Help Solve 52-Year-Old Murder Case
Authorities in North Carolina are hopeful that hair evidence may help solve a 52-year-old murder case, Rowan County’s oldest.
The unsolved case dates back to 1971 and involved the murder of a newborn baby girl. The infant’s body was found in a trash dump on Dunns Mountain Road in Granite Quarry, about an hour northeast of Charlotte.
“Nobody deserves to be dumped on the road like garbage and forgotten about, especially nobody that was even given the chance to even live,” Rowan County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Ryan Barkley told WJZY-TV. “To know that a baby was killed even if they were old enough to be my parent now, it still bothers me.”
The baby’s remains were cremated more than a half-century ago, but hair samples that were kept by the medical examiner may enable investigators to use DNA testing to learn the baby’s identity.
These Are The Most Dangerous, Violent Crime Ridden Cities In North Carolina
57. Winston Salem, NC
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The Triad’s Winston-Salem is the most dangerous city in North Carolina. Here there is a violent crime rate of 11.4 (per 1,000 residents) and a 1 in 87 chance of being a victim.
83. Fayetteville, NC
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We have to skip a few spots down the list to find the next NC city named one of the most dangerous- Fayetteville. They are doing better with just a 1 in 103 chance of being a victim and a violent crime rate of 9.7.
86. Goldsboro, NC
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Three spots down from Fayetteville is Goldsboro. Goldboro brings to the table the same 1 in 103 chance of being a victim. The city barely beats Fayetteville though with an 8.6 violent crime rate.
100. Rocky Mount
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Rocky Mount you almost squeaked by without making the list. You were so close. Your 1 in 107 chance of being a victim and 9.3 violent crime rate make you the best of the worst in North Carolina.
