DNA evidence closes two cold cases in Baltimore County

DNA evidences closed two homicide cases from the 1990s, Baltimore County police announced on Friday, although authorities would not disclose the names of the suspects.

Police say using DNA they have identified two suspects in the deaths of Karen Delores Brown, 32, who was found dead near the Liberty Dam on October 5, 1994 and Annelise Hyang Suk Lee, 27, who was found dead in her Reisterstown apartment on December 13, 1999.

Both cases were reviewed by the Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office, which found the suspects responsible for the murders.

"Deceased subjects can't be officially charged so the names remain undisclosed," police spokesman Cpl. John Wachter.

Police said a maintenance worker found Brown's body under plastic near Liberty Dam and an autopsy determined the cause of death as blunt force trauma and strangulation.

In October, police matched DNA evidence from the scene to a profile in the FBI's Combined DNA Index System. Police were able to identify the suspect who was incarcerated and later died of natural causes in his cell.

In 1999, officers found Lee in her apartment bedroom after her employer called police because she did not show up for work or answer her phone. Blunt force trauma and strangulation were determined as the cause of death.

Police reexamined evidence from the case in March 2013, and a DNA profile was developed from one of the items and matched a profile on file with the FBI. Police said the DNA matched that of a man who was arrested at time of the murder for other charges and rearrested on other charges when he committed suicide.

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DNA evidence closes two cold cases in Baltimore County