After 12 years, a brutal 2012 Arlington murder case is finally cracking thanks to DNA tech and genealogy databases. Irasema Chavez was stabbed over 100 times, a TV vanished, and the weapon was never found—until a blood sample linked to a suspect. Investigators identified Mayra Velasquez, a neighbor and friend, through a DNA match from a trash bin. She’s now arrested on capital murder charges, with no bond set. The motive remains unknown, but this breakthrough shows how science can resurrect justice for cold cases.

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