Alaska State Troopers give a gravestone to victim of Robert Hanson

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – Final week, the Alaska State Troopers laid a gravestone for Robin Pelkey, a longtime unidentified sufferer of serial killer Robert Hanson.

Attributable to Trooper’s efforts with genetic family tree, regulation enforcement was capable of determine Pelkey’s stays and honor her grave with a brand new marker studying her title.

Patricia Busby labored on the case. She spoke of Pelkey being laid to relaxation one closing time.

“I believe as we speak is significant as a result of, for thus lengthy, she was solely often called Horseshoe Harriet’s or Jane Doe,” Busby stated. “I believe it is so vital to have her title given again to her identification. So her story might be informed, she was significant. She meant one thing to her household. Now, she means one thing to all of us.”

Randy McPherson labored on the case as an investigator.

“I am glad we might lastly do that for her and her household, and it simply form of places a bookend to a really, very lengthy case,” McPherson stated. “There was a variety of work that was concerned on this, and we’re simply very, very glad and grateful to have been taking part on this case, and glad to lastly get her title again.”

Based on DPS, genetic family tree has been a strong software lately for figuring out the stays of victims and suspects in high-profile Trooper circumstances.