Tipster tricked mother of 'Precious Doe' into providing hair sample

Saturday, May 7, 2005

MUSKOGEE, Okla. -- The tipster who helped crack the case of a beheaded 3-year-old girl went to police with his suspicions nearly a year ago and recently tricked the child's mother into providing a hair sample that he mailed to Kansas City, a community activist said Friday.

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