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After 20 Years, an Arrest Is Made in Pregnant Texas Woman’s Murder

Advances in DNA testing led to a suspect’s arrest in the killing of Valerie Laguna, 26, who was found beaten to death in a cemetery in Cotulla, Texas, in 2005, the authorities said.

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Valerie Laguna, whose 2005 murder in Cotulla, Texas, went unsolved for two decades, in an undated family photograph. Her father said she was known for “that big beautiful smile she had all the time.”
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Man Who Vanished Is Identified 52 Years Later, Bringing ‘Rest’ to His Sisters

Eric Singer left his Ohio home on his bicycle, never to be seen again. With the help of advances in DNA research, he was finally found.

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Eric Singer was 22 when he was last seen alive in Cleveland in 1973.
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‘Cruel Hoax’ at Villanova Spreads Panic During Student Orientation

The false report of a gunman drew a large police response to the university’s campus northwest of Philadelphia, where freshmen and their parents were told to shelter in place.

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Reports of an “active shooter” at Villanova University on Thursday drew a large police presence.
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Police Respond to Active Shooter Report at Villanova University

The report drew a large police response to the university’s campus northwest of Philadelphia, and students were told to shelter in place.

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Reports of an “active shooter” at Villanova University on Thursday drew a large police presence.
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