Genetic genealogy leads to murder charges in 1993 cold case
Source: ABC News
Genetic genealogy leads to murder charges in 1993 cold case
Randy Gail Sperino was found bludgeoned to death in an Illinois field in 1993.
ByNadine El-Bawab
May 27, 2026, 12:44 PM
A man has been charged in the 1993 murder of an Illinois woman after genetic genealogy helped investigators identify him as a suspect.
Albert "Buddy" Zigler, 70, has been charged with two counts of first degree murder in Illinois, Madison County State's Attorney Thomas Haine announced Tuesday.
"Advances in technology and science are creating opportunities to solve cases that years ago would simply be impossible to solve," Haine said.
The nude body of a woman who had been bludgeoned to death was found in a field in November 1993 at around 11:45 p.m., Madison County Sheriff Jeff Connor said at a press conference Tuesday.
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