During a news convention Thursday, Detective Bill Springer introduced that the remains found in June of 1974 belong to 15-year-old Susan Gale Poole who went lacking in Broward County simply earlier than Christmas in 1972.
Poole’s remains have been identified following family tree testing by Othram Labs, a non-public forensic laboratory that makes use of genome sequencing to construct DNA profiles, in accordance to Springer.
Late final 12 months, Othram Labs contacted the Palm Beach County (*50*) Office about performing family tree testing on chilly instances.
“It was decided by the sheriff’s office and my supervisors that we would send up the unknown remains of the girl from 1974,” Springer stated. “Thanks to Othram, they were able to identify her and build a profile.”
Scientists used that DNA profile to determine Poole’s mom and siblings. Poole’s mom continues to be alive and in her 90s.
Poole was born on February 12, 1957. At the time of her disappearance, Poole lived along with her household at a Fort Lauderdale trailer park, in accordance to the PBSO. Poole was additionally staying at a buddy’s condominium in Wilton Manors on the time.
Springer says Poole’s skeletal remains have been found tied up in the mangroves of an space previously identified as “Burnt Bridges” alongside A1A in Palm Beach County.
Detectives imagine Poole could also be a sufferer of Gerard Schaefer who was convicted in 1973 of two counts of homicide in the primary diploma following the deaths of two Florida teenagers.
At the time of Poole’s disappearance, Schaefer was an officer for the Wilton Manors Police Department, Springer says. Schaefer was additionally employed by the Martin County (*50*) Office for lower than a month in 1972, in accordance to division data.
“Back in 1974, (police) did a search warrant on his house in Broward County,” Springer stated. “They obtained driver’s licenses, jewelry, and other items belonging to various victims.”
Springer says he’s now working with the Broward County (*50*) Office in the hopes of finding any gadgets found at Schaefer’s residence that will have belonged to Poole.
Schaefer died in jail in 1995, Springer says. Right now, there is no such thing as a bodily proof, solely circumstantial proof, tying Schaefer to Poole’s homicide, in accordance to Springer.