Authorities identified Carl Matthew Bryant as the boy who was found dead by another child in Virginia in 1972.

A 4-year-old boy who was killed more than 50 years ago has finally been identified thanks to genetic genealogy.

The Fairfax Police Department announced it solved a 1972 cold case surrounding the death of a Carl Matthew Bryant, 4, using ...

Carl Bryant's remains were found in a creek decades ago. Genetic genealogy is helping detectives piece together his story.

A 4-year-old boy who was found dead in Lorton, Virginia, more than 50 years ago, and whose name has remained a mystery, has finally been identified.

At the time his death was ruled a homicide due to blunt force trauma, but there were no leads on the case until now, police said.

Long before DNA was used to solve crimes, the original detective on the case kept a sample of the child’s hair.

Detectives believe his mother and her boyfriend, who had already served time for murder, were involved in the Carl's death.

Hair saved in a case file and the latest DNA technology led Virginia police to the name of a 4-year-old boy found dead 53 ...

The body of a 4-year-old boy turned up under a bridge back in 1972. Now, police finally know what happened to him.

Fairfax County Police Monday identified the remains of a 4-year-old boy whose body was discovered in 1972 in Lorton.His name ...

Police have confirmed the identity of a 5-year-old child whose body was discovered in a creek under a bridge more than 50 years ago—his name was Carl Matthew Bryant.