Scott County sheriff says DNA, right person stepping forward could solve Lawless murder case

Friday, February 20, 2009

More than 16 years have passed since the murder of Angela Mischelle Lawless, a college student found slain in her car near Benton, Mo., but Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter says the crime is still solvable, thanks to DNA advances and the possibility of the right person stepping forward.

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