Authorities identified Carl Matthew Bryant as the boy who was found dead by another child in Virginia in 1972.

A 4-year-old boy who was killed more than 50 years ago has finally been identified thanks to genetic genealogy.

The Fairfax Police Department announced it solved a 1972 cold case surrounding the death of a Carl Matthew Bryant, 4, using forensic genealogy.

Carl Bryant's remains were found in a creek decades ago. Genetic genealogy is helping detectives piece together his story.

The victim was identified as 4-year-old Carl Matthew Bryant born on May 26, 1968. On Monday at 1 p.m., FCPD held a news ...

Long before DNA was used to solve crimes, the original detective on the case kept a sample of the child’s hair.

Police believe Carl Matthew Bryant and a 6-month-old sibling were killed during trip from Philadelphia to Virginia.

Authorities in Fairfax County, Virginia, say that they have successfully identified the body of Carl Matthew Bryant, whose ...

A mystery that has haunted Fairfax County investigators for more than half a century has finally been solved thanks to ...

Police used advanced DNA testing to identify a murdered Pennsylvania boy more than 50 years after his body was found in ...

After decades of dedicated work and modern forensic technology, cold case detectives have finally identified the young boy ...

Police have confirmed the identity of a 5-year-old child whose body was discovered in a creek under a bridge more than 50 years ago—his name was Carl Matthew Bryant.