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How a Conch Shell Held the Key to a Woman's Cold Case Murder — and Revealed a Family Betrayal

Authorities say the conch shell was one of the murder weapons Rose Marie Moniz, 41, was found beaten to death in her home in New Bedford, Mass., in March 2001. The murder weapons were a fireplace ...
MLive

Cold case solved after DNA found on conch shell used to kill woman 20 years ago

More than 20 years after the killing of Rose Marie Moniz in New Bedford, Massachusetts, her half-brother is facing a murder charge in connection with her death after investigators said they found his ...
MassLive

Half-brother of woman killed 20 years ago due in court Friday on murder charge after police pull DNA from conch shell used to kill her

For nearly 20 years, investigators were stumped on the question of who killed Rose Marie Moniz. But after uncovering DNA evidence on a conch shell used to kill her, their suspect, the woman’s ...
MassLive

Massachusetts cold case solved after DNA of half-brother found on conch shell used to kill woman 20 years ago, investigators say

More than 20 years after the killing of Rose Marie Moniz in New Bedford, her half-brother is facing a murder charge in connection with her death after investigators said they found his DNA on a conch ...