Part 3 of 3. The initial investigation into the slayings of 22-year-old Cheryl Henry and 21-year-old Andy Atkinson was meticulous, with no stones left unturned, but it resulted in virtually no breaks. Though DNA obtained as the result of the attacker raping Cheryl produced a strong profile, no one Detective Billy Belk and company could find was a match. Then, almost 20 years later, the biggest break in the case occurred when the DNA got a hit in CODIS. But there was a problem – the matched DNA also belonged to an unknown assailant. Underlying this story is another one: the story of advancements in DNA technology. Will new technology, i.e. forensic genealogy, finally give this story an ending?

If you have any information about the Lover’s Lane murders of Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson, please contact Houston area crime stoppers at 713-222-8477.

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The Wilmington Morning Star, The Fayetteville Observer, The Houston Chronicle, KHOU 11, The Insight Network, The Transparency Project, The New York Times, The Charlotte News, EndTheBackLog.org, The October 2010 Citizens Against Homicide newsletter, and the book Survivors: The Forgotten Victims of Murder and Suspicious Deaths by Dennis Griffin were used as sources for this series.

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