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New DNA Evidence Revives 25-Year-Old Murder Case

9/11/2025

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Leslie Preer was found murdered in her D.C. suburb home after missing work.
Initially, her husband was suspected, but DNA evidence later identified an unknown male, leaving the case unsolved for 25 years.
Recent DNA evidence from a D.C. airport has led to a new suspect.
In Queens, Frank and Maureen were murdered by Jamel McGriff, a man with a 30-year criminal history on parole.
NYPD advises the public to refrain from allowing strangers into their homes.

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Story summary

Leslie Preer was found murdered in her D.C. suburb home after missing work.
Initially, her husband was suspected, but DNA evidence later identified an unknown male, leaving the case unsolved for 25 years.
Recent DNA evidence from a D.C. airport has led to a new suspect.
In Queens, Frank and Maureen were murdered by Jamel McGriff, a man with a 30-year criminal history on parole.
NYPD advises the public to refrain from allowing strangers into their homes.