DNA found on a sweet potato helps Massachusetts police solve 12-year-old cold case murder | CNN

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More than a decade after 31-year-old Todd Lampley was fatally shot in a Massachusetts home, authorities have arrested and charged a suspect who was identified with the help of DNA found on a sweet potato found at the scene, court records show. Two sets of remains in Ohio cold cases are identified, with a plea for tips about one leading to a break in the other The potato was cut flat on one end, appeared to have a hole carved through its center and was “blown out and irregular” on one end, according to the affidavit. CNN has reached out to the district attorney’s office and police about the delay in charging Hampton, who was not arrested until Monday, court records show

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