Murdered Massachusetts woman known as the 'Granby Girl' finally identified ... trends now
A Massachusetts woman found murdered 45 years ago has been identified after investigators matched her DNA with her living son's.
During a news conference Monday, First Assistant Northwestern District Attorney Steven Gagne identified the woman long-known as the 'Granby Girl' to be Patricia Ann Tucker, who was 28 years old when she was murdered some time in 1978.
Tucker's body was discovered on November 15 of that year covered in leaves on a logging trail in Granby, Massachusetts, just north of the city of Springfield. Her skeletal remains had a bullet wound to in the temple, and investigators suspected she died about three months before her death.
Gagne said Tucker's husband at the time of her disappearance, Gerald Coleman, was a strong suspect in the case. He did not report her missing when she disappeared, and he died in prison in 1995 while serving time for a rape conviction.
Investigators were able to find a relative of Tucker's using DNA technology, and from there found a perfect genealogical match with her son, Matthew Dale, who was five-years-old when she vanished.
Patricia Ann Tucker, who was 28 years old when she was murdered some time in 1978
Gerald Coleman was named as a prime suspect in the killing. He died in prison in 1995
Tucker's body was found by a group of kids playing on the logging road in Granby. In addition to being buried beneath a pile of leaves, it was also hidden beneath a log.
Though her husband never reported her missing - and had prior convictions for kidnapping, assault, and firearms - investigators were never able to identify the 'skeletonized and clothed' body.
Medical examiners were only able to determine was that she would have been between 19 and
