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Man Arrested in 23-Year-Old Cold Case Turns Out to Be Ex-Boyfriend of Victim’s Daughter

A man has been arrested in connection with a 23-year-old homicide case in Maryland, authorities say — and the victim’s daughter says the suspect is her ex-boyfriend.

Leslie Preer was found slain in her Chevy Chase home on May 2, 2001, Montgomery County Police said in a statement on Tuesday, June 18. Police responded to her residence when she did not show up for work.

Authorities initially collected DNA evidence from the 2001 crime scene, police said in their statement this week. Explore the full details and discover more ▶

Decades later, in 2022, blood evidence was used as part of a genealogical DNA analysis that was eventually matched earlier this month to Eugene Teodor Gligor, whom police had developed as a potential suspect. Explore the full details and discover more ▶