Key facts
- Tiffany Bradley, a 16-year-old from Allentown, Pennsylvania, has been identified as 'Chelsea Jane Doe'.
- Her body was discovered in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on November 13, 2000.
- The identification was made through advanced DNA testing and investigative genetic genealogy.
- Eugene McCollom, identified as Bradley's killer, pleaded guilty years ago and is serving a life sentence.
- McCollom admitted to the murder and revealed the location of additional buried remains.
Authorities have identified a Pennsylvania teenager, Tiffany Bradley, a 16-year-old from Allentown, as 'Chelsea Jane Doe' nearly 26 years after her murder. The identification was announced by the FBI's Boston field office, Massachusetts State Police, and the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, utilizing advanced DNA testing and investigative genetic genealogy. Bradley's killer, Eugene McCollom, who is serving a life sentence, had previously admitted to the murder and provided information about the location of additional remains. Investigators discovered Bradley's headless and handless body, cut in half, in a parking lot in Chelsea, Massachusetts, approximately 315 miles from her hometown. McCollom reportedly trafficked Bradley across state lines before her death. The breakthrough in identification brings closure to Bradley's family, who had been waiting for answers for over two decades. Advances in DNA technology were credited with solving the cold case.