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Ruth Buchanan, who was fatally struck by a car in 1989

Ruth Buchanan had just left a department store in Charlotte, N.C., with a friend when she was fatally struck by a car in 1989. It was two days before New Year's Eve. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department hide caption

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She was struck by a car during the holidays in 1989. DNA just helped find the driver

Ruth Buchanan had just left a department store in Charlotte, N.C., with a friend when she was fatally struck by a car. After 30 years, DNA technology helped police identify the driver.

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3 Billboards In Baltimore: How One Woman Is Trying To Find Her Sister's Killer

Jody LeCornu (L) and her twin sister, Jennifer Carrieri, were inseparable. Courtesy of Jennifer Carrieri hide caption

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Courtesy of Jennifer Carrieri

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3 Billboards In Baltimore: How One Woman Is Trying To Find Her Sister's Killer

Jennifer Carrieri's twin was shot and murdered in an empty parking lot in 1996, but nobody knows why. This year, Carrieri put up billboards in Baltimore, Md., in the hopes of solving the cold case.

3 Billboards In Baltimore: How One Woman Is Trying To Find Her Sister's Killer

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