El Cajon police are using new technology to investigate a cold case murder from a quarter century ago.
Retired police officers Fran Deck and Kevin Trotter returned to the El Cajon Police Department as cold case investigative volunteers.Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.Retirement did not diminish their skillset or curiosity.
There were few leads. The t-shirt she was wearing looked promising. It reads,"Woodruff Warriors 20 year reunion 1971-1991." Police say Jane Doe was in her thirties, and at some point pregnant. Why she was killed is only speculation. Cold case volunteers have one name. It’s Vivian. Through the use of familial DNA, they tracked down Vivian. She is somewhere between the second and fourth cousin to the victim. They’ve gone to her home. They have called her on the phone, but so far, Vivian has not responded to their questions. She lives in Chula Vista.
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