How a discarded coffee cup helped solve a 24-year cold case killing (opens original article in a new tab)

A 24-year-old murder mystery was solved when DNA from a discarded coffee cup linked the suspects to the crime, leading to their conviction.

• A 24-year-old murder case was solved using DNA evidence from a coffee cup.
• Steve Fabriczy and Joseph Vekony were convicted of manslaughter and other charges related to the 1999 murder of Irma Palasics.
• DNA from a discarded coffee cup linked Vekony to the 1998 and 1999 attacks.