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How a Conch Shell Held the Key to a Woman's Cold Case Murder — and Revealed a Family Betrayal

Authorities say the conch shell was one of the murder weapons Rose Marie Moniz, 41, was found beaten to death in her home in New Bedford, Mass., in March 2001. The murder weapons were a fireplace ...
Newsweek

Man Charged in Half-Sister’s Death After DNA Pulled From Conch Shell Used as Murder Weapon

A Massachusetts man has been indicted 20 years after his half-sister's death thanks to a conch shell and a cold case unit, the Associated Press reported. David Reed was indicted by a grand jury in the ...
Oxygen

Conch Shell Leads To Arrest Of Man Accused Of Half-Sister's Brutal 2001 Murder

After a brutal murder in Massachusetts went unsolved for 20 years, a conch shell helped authorities lead to the arrest of the woman’s half-brother, according to the District Attorney. David Reed, 53, ...
Miami Herald

Conch shell leads to break in cold case of mom killed 20 years ago, MA officials say

For 20 years, a mother’s violent murder remained unsolved without any new suspects — until one of the weapons used in her killing — a conch shell — was tested for DNA. The inside of this conch shell ...
Seattle Times

A decades-old killing may have been solved with new forensic tech and DNA from a conch shell

Nearly 20 years after Rose Marie Moniz was found dead in a pool of blood on the bathroom floor of her home in New Bedford, Mass., DNA recovered from a conch shell has led authorities to crack the case ...
AOL

It Was a Decorative Object in Her Home — Until It Was Used to Kill Her and Allegedly Reveal a Family Betrayal

Rose Marie Moniz, 41, was found beaten to death in her home in 2001 — with a conch shell among the weapons used The case remained unsolved until 2019, when DNA found inside the shell led police to her ...