La Porte County, IN Cold Case Solved After 45 Years Using DNA

DNA evidence has identified deceased La Porte County resident Carl “David” Phillips as the suspect in the 1981 killing of Juanita Boyd, according to the county sheriff’s office. Boyd was reported missing in February 1981, and her body was found in the trunk of her abandoned car six days later. Investigators say genetic genealogy and a DNA comparison conducted in October led to the identification after decades without a suspect.