The Murder on Elm Street - Cold Case of Donna Sue Hyatt

This source provides a detailed account of the 1987 cold case murder of Donna Sue Hyatt in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Through the lens of the true crime program "Bloodline Detectives," the text illustrates how a brutal crime remained unsolved for over three decades despite the diligent efforts of initial investigators. The narrative highlights the transformative role of investigative genetic genealogy, which allowed modern detectives to identify Michael Ruff Wigley as the killer by linking crime scene DNA to his living relatives. Although the suspect died in a 1989 car accident, forensic experts confirmed his guilt by exhuming his remains for a definitive...