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Re: MT VERNON DOE: WF, 18-25, found lying in a street - 14 Feb 1
988 *GRAPHIC* *Veronica Wiederhold*
By: Scorpio Date: December 7, 2022, 7:24 pm
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30 Year Old Westchester Cold Case Murder Victim ID’d as Veronica
Wiederhold
Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced
that her newly-created Cold Case Bureau, in partnership with the
FBI, Mount Vernon Police Department and the Westchester
Department of Laboratories and Research, has successfully
identified a woman who was found dead in Mount Vernon over 30
years ago.
Through the use of DNA testing and investigative genealogy, the
victim, formerly known as “Jane Doe Mount Vernon” has officially
been identified as Veronica Wiederhold. On February 14, 1988, at
around 11:54 a.m., in the vicinity of 22 Carleton Ave. in Mount
Vernon, Wiederhold was found dead and **** on the street by
Mount Vernon Police.
“The remarkable work by our Cold Case Bureau and law enforcement
partners has granted one family the certainty and ability to
mourn for their loved one after 33 years. A main goal of this
Bureau is to give closure to families of homicide victims, and
we know this is pain that never goes away,” DA Rocah said. “I
know firsthand that solving crimes is one of the best ways we
can try to get closure to victims’ families.”
Wiederhold was last seen by her family in Brooklyn in late 1987
before she was found dead. She currently has family in New York
City and out-of-state who have been notified of the Cold Case
Bureau’s identification.
The Bureau is led by Assistant District Attorney Laura Murphy,
who is assisted by Chief Investigator Daniel McKenna. Together
they oversee the Cold Case Bureau and work collaboratively with
other investigators in the District Attorney’s Office, the FBI
Task Force, the Westchester County Department of Public Safety
and law enforcement from across the county.
“There has been a lot of speculation over the years about the
identity of this victim. We now know who she is: Veronica
Wiederhold,” Murphy said. “This is why we continue working on
these cases and never give up seeking justice for these
victims.”
While the Mount Vernon Police Department has been diligently
attempting to utilize new forensic science for several years to
determine Wiederhold’s identity, the use of advanced genetic
genealogy through the FBI made it possible to begin the process
to successfully identify the victim.
When the Westchester Forensic Lab determined it had sufficient
DNA from the victim, the FBI’s genetic genealogy unit was able
to connect it to possible relatives who had submitted their DNA
to a genealogy website. Family members then provided DNA samples
to the FBI, which aided in the investigation.
The DNA match positively identified Wiederhold and a final
identification was made in April.
“I am proud of the fantastic team that we have assembled in the
Westchester County District Attorney’s Office that will join
forces with our law enforcement partners across Westchester to
address as many cold cases as resources allow,” DA Rocah said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Westchester
District Attorney’s Office at 914-995-TIPS.
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