- A New Jersey college DNA team has identified Robert Dean Irelan as a murder victim from a cold case dating back to 1979.
- Irelan's body was discovered in a shallow grave in Quinton Township, Salem County, in 1979, having suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
- Researchers at the Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center used DNA technology and genetic genealogy to identify Irelan.
- The victim, believed to be in his late teens or early twenties, lived in Pleasantville, New Jersey, and was known to frequent Atlantic City.
- New Jersey State Police are now actively searching for Irelan's killer and are appealing to the public for any information regarding the case.
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