DNA testing led to a new suspect in a Montana girl’s 1996 murder. He offed himself after being interviewed.

In virtually any news story about DNA/genetic genealogy used to help solve a cold case, you will see statements and information that are never offered up in the Oakland County Child Killer case.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/danielle-houchins-cold-case-murder-dna-suspect-paul-hutchinson-found-dead-after-interview

“I have seen first hand how territorialism and pride have denied victims and their families justice for decades.”

These statements are not just saved for cases that are solved. Consider this article about an update law enforcement gave late last year concerning DNA testing in the still unsolved murder of 10-year old Amy Mihaljevich, in Ohio in 1989:

https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/10/26/dna-evidence-testing-continues-amy-mihaljevic-murder-mystery

An FBI agent who was on Amy’s case from the beginning continues to work her case after retirement. In fact, check out the initial episodes of Season 1 of The Lake Erie Murders about Amy’s case if you want a complete contrast to law enforcement in the OCCK case. Night and day. (Streaming on HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video.)

And you won’t find one of these for Mark Stebbins, Jill Robinson, Kristine Mihelich or Tim King:

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/amy-renee-mihaljevic

If you have information in those cases, state and federal authorities prefer you keep it to yourself.