DNA helps to determine the victim of Monroe District Murder since 1986

Township Ida, Mich. – the remains of a person who were discovered in a wooded area in Aida in 1986.

His body was discovered on October 17 1986And officials estimate that it was dead for about three months.

Monroe Medical Operator determined that the man was beaten to death. Police investigated death as a murder, but dries when they were unable to identify a man.

In 2018, the DNA sample from humans was introduced into the combined DNA index system (CODIS), the National Database This allows law enforcement officers to compare DNA in electronic form.

According to the authorities, the Monroe District. Jeff Huper was informed that the national DNA Codis Index System identified a possible sister of an unidentified person.

Huper met with a woman who was reported that her brother – Sean Daniel Brooner – was missing in June 1986. He was believed to be a victim of murder in the case, which was considered in 1990.

In November 2024, the authorities used advanced DNA testing to confirm their personality as a Brouoner. His remains were returned to his family for a memorial service.

The investigation into the killings of Brouoner’s death was closed.