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A 57-year-old cold case homicide in Luzerne County has been solved, according to Pennsylvania state police.
Marise Ann Chiverella, 9, was found dead in a strip-mining pit near the Hazleton Airport on Mar. 18, 1964, authorities say.
Chiverella had been sexually assaulted, physically abused, before she was murdered and left at the scene, according to police.
This announcement comes after years of DNA studies and comparisons of the killer's DNA to new DNA database entries, the release says.
Police plan to release more information at a press conference on Thursday.
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