In 1999, 23-year-old Jennifer Watkins was found, her body wrapped in plastic, in the stairwell of the hospital where she worked.<br />Now, Colorado Springs police report her sexual assault and murder has finally been solved, thanks to DNA collected at the scene.<br />Newser reports that thanks to the help of a public genetic genealogy database, cold case investigators were led to Ricky Severt.<br />Although Severt died in a car crash in 2001, familial DNA collected from his surviving relatives shows Severt cannot be excluded as the prime suspect.<br />Both Watkins and worked at the same hospital. And while Severt cannot be brought to justice, police are sure they've finally found their man.<br />After all these years, we are grateful to finally give Jennifer Watkins’ family the answers they deserve. Colorado Springs Police Chief Vince Niski
