Jan 20, 2025
Coffee Cup DNA Leads to Justice in 25-Year-Old Michigan Rape Case
orensic genealogy solved a 25-year-old Michigan rape case, leading to the conviction of Kurt Rillema. Victim bravery and DNA evidence delivered long-awaited justice.
Forensic breakthrough with coffee cup DNA and victim’s courage bring closure to a decades-old case in Oakland County. DNA Evidence Cracks Decades-Old Assault Case in Michigan Kurt Rillema PONTIAC, Mich. – Justice has finally been served in a 25-year-old rape case after Kurt Rillema, 52, of West Bloomfield, Michigan, was sentenced to 10–15 years in prison for the 1999 sexual assault of a young…