Pregnant teen murdered in 1975 identified as Cheryl Edwards of Waukegan thanks to DNA genealogy

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Original Load Date June 23, 2026, 1 p.m.
Last Updated June 23, 2026, 1 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pregnant-teen-murdered-1975-identified-cheryl-edwards-waukegan-dna/

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A pregnant teen who was found murdered more than 50 years ago in Iowa has been identified as a girl living in Waukegan thanks to DNA testing. The DNA Doe Project announced the results Tuesday. On April 11, 1975, a fisherman in Clinton County, Iowa, found the remains of a Black girl in the Mississip...