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Polish cold-case murder arrest
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In July 2026 2026, Polish authorities announced the arrest of 37‑year‑old 37-year-old Michał S. for the 2011 rape and murder of 13‑year‑old 13-year-old Iza Strzałkowska in Gdynia. The breakthrough came after in the 15-year-old cold case resulted from advanced genetic genealogy, where investigators employed modern genetic‑genealogy methods, matching used commercial DNA databases to identify relatives and generate a suspected perpetrator’s likeness. To avoid traumatizing the suspect’s family, the Archiwum X (X Archive) unit from the crime scene with profiles in public ancestry databases. Gdańsk command conducted surveillance on Michał S. was detained S.’s daily routine, eventually arresting him outside his home on 21 July 2026 and 2026. He was subsequently placed in a three‑month pre‑trial three months of pre-trial detention. Following the arrest, online speculation claimed suggested that the suspect’s current wife had been was the 22‑year‑old 22-year-old student who gave had provided a key witness statement years earlier. Gdańsk police officials officials, including Deputy Chief Anna Banaszewska, publicly rejected this theory, confirming that the wife and the former student are distinct individuals and urging the public not to spread the erroneous rumor.
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- 2026-08-14 08:37 UTC Polish cold-case murder arrest
- 2026-07-26 15:22 UTC Polish cold-case murder arrest
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