Welcome to Monday morning Murder in the News with Alyssa Carroll.

Good morning, my most precious heathens and happy murder in the news Monday that I've been pretty good

about releasing every single Monday morning because the rest of the regular

news as you well know is just hot scary garbage and you know you'd rather be hearing me

in my bullshit anyway right?

So I've scoured the internet along with a listener

Jessica, sup girl, and we have found the headlines

so that you don't have to.

Happy commuting. And here we go.

So, darling's our very first article comes from Fox 26 News.

The title reads, Cold Case, DNA Links Human Skull found in 1991 to Case involving

missing four-year-old boy.

The picture on the article is of a skull, like a pretty aged skull. This

comes out of Washington. So DNA has linked a human skull that was found along a hiking trail in California more than 30 years ago

to a cold case involving missing four-year-old boy according to authorities.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department on Thursday

said a murder investigation from 1991 has now been reignited. The department identified the child as Derek Burton.

In a news release, the sheriff's office said a hunter discovered the skull without

teeth or mandible in Mentone on October 27th, 1991.

A homicide investigation was launched and authorities searched the area.

Quote, a torn plastic trash bag with decomposition odor and child's clothing was located and kept for evidence, according to the release.

Quote, the remains could not be identified. for evidence, according to the release.

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