A Texas cold case from 2012 just got a shocking twist: after years of stalling, new genetic genealogy tech helped identify and arrest 42-year-old real estate agent Mayra Velasquez as the killer of Irasema Chavez, who was stabbed 90+ times in her Arlington apartment. The breakthrough came in late 2024 when FBI and local investigators used DNA and family tree databases to finally crack the case — proving tech can resurrect justice even decades later.
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