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>>> 23 YEARS AGO A HERNANDO
WOMAN DISAPPEARED.
WOMAN DISAPPEARED. WHEN DETECTIVES FOUND 4@HER BOD
THEY WERE SURE SHE WAS
MURDERED.
MURDERED.
MURDERED. NOW DECADES LATER4@ THE WOMAN'S
SISTER TELLS LIZ BURCH HER ONLY
HELP IS TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL 4@
ONE DAY REVEAL THE TRUTH ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED.
WHAT HAPPENED. >> THAT 4@IS MY SISTER JERRY AN
THAT IS ME.
>> HER SISTERS4@ MEMORY LIVES O
IN PHOTOS.
IN PHOTOS. SNAPSHOTS OF THE YOUNG WOMAN
CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS, BIRTHDAYS
AND FAMILY VACATIONS. 4@
THE LAST PICTURES SHE HAS OF
HER YOUNGER SISTER SHOW KERRY
AT 21 YEARS 4@OLD.
>> SHE WENT TO A PARTY WITH A
FRIEND AND SHE DIDN'T COME BACK
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> Reporter: SHE WALKED OUT THE
STORE AND LEFT THE 4@HOUSE IN
1997 AND DROVE OFF WITH A
FRIEND.
FRIEND.
FRIEND. THE FAMILY DIDN'T SEE HER 4@
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS THEY
WAITED FOR NEWS.4@
SHE PACKED UP HER LIFE AND 4@
MOVED INTO THE FAMILY HOME TO
BE WITH HER MOM.
>> IN THAT TIME.
DID YOU EVER HAVE ANY KIND OF
HOPE THAT MAYBE SHE WOULD TURN
UP?
UP?
UP? >>
UP? >> I
UP? >> I DID, YOU WOULD GET CALLS 4@
AND PEOPLE WOULDN'T BE ON THE
OTHER END.
OTHER END. IT WAS LIKE KERRY, IS THAT YOU?
>> Reporter: 4@IN 1999 --4@
>> 4@DETECTIVES CAME TO THE HOU.
I 4@HAD THAT GUT FEELING.
HE GOT OUT OF HIS CAR AND THE
LOOK ON HIS FACE HE SAID THERE
ARE A COUPLE BOYS THAT WERE 4@
HUNTING AND RUNNING AFTER A
RABBIT AND THEY FOUND REMAINS
THAT WE BELIEVE ARE YOUR
SISTERS.4@
SISTERS.4@ IT WAS SHOCK.
>> Reporter: HER MOM NEVER
RECOVERED FROM THE NEWS.
>> ON HER DEATHBED SHE MADE ME
PROMISE I WOULD NEVER GIVE UP
ON MY 4@SISTER.
I WON'T.
I WON'T.
I WON'T. IT'S MY SISTER.
YOU DON'T GIVE UP ON THAT.
>> Reporter: HERNANDO COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE PUT KERRY'S
CASE IN AN 4@UNSOLVED HOMICIDE.
DETECTIVES BELIEVE SOMEONE
KILLED HER SIFTER 4@SISTER AND
SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHO.
>> I WILL NEVER FORGET WHAT
THEY DID AND HOW THEY MADE
EVERYONE 4@FEEL.
EVERYONE 4@FEEL. THEY TOOK MY SISTER'S LIFE.
IT IS NOT FAIR.
WHAT DID SHE DO?
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT 4@SHE DID F
YOU TO TAKE HER LIFE?
>> Reporter: DECADES 4@LATER
ROSETTA DOESN'T KNOW IF SHE
WILL EVER GET A RESOLUTION BUT @
SHE KNOWS HERNANDO COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DETECTIVES ARE HARD
AT WORK.
AT WORK.
AT WORK. SOME OF THEM ARE LIKE FAMILY.
SHE HAS RENEWED HOPE. EVERY
TIME SHE HEARS ABOUT A COLD
CASE SOLVED BY NEW DNA
TECHNOLOGIES -- ONE DAY IT WILL
BE ON HERE THAT IT WILL BE
SOLVED.
SOLVED.
SOLVED. HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE 4@DNA.
I AM HOPING IT 4@WILL BE.
IT HAS COME SO FAR.
>> Reporter: HERNANDO COUNTY
COLD CASE DETECTIVE HAS ALREADY
SOLVED COLD CASES USING NEW DNA
TECHNOLOGY.
TECHNOLOGY. EARLIER THIS YEAR THE SHERIFF'S
TECHNOLOGY. EARLIER THIS YEAR THE SHERIFF'S@
OFFICE ANNOUNCED THEY HAD A
SUSPECT IN A 1983 SEXUAL
BATTERY OF 4@A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL
NOT ONLY IS SCIENCE GETTING 4@
BETTER BUT THE CHANCES OF
TRACKING DOWN THE PEOPLE
COMMITTING CRIMES4@ ARE, TOO
BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE ARE SHARING
THEIR DNA.
THEIR DNA. >> NOW YOU HAVE THESE PRIVATE
COMPANIES4@ ANCESTRY AND 23 AND
ME AND YOU ARE NOT GOING TO 4@
HAVE THE BAD GUY PUTTING HIS
DNA IN THERE.
BUT FAMILY MEMBERS ARE PUTTING @
IT IN.
IT IN.
IT IN. >>4@ MORE THAN DNA, 4@TECHNOLOG
GETTING BETTER AND THE COLD
CASE UNIT IS USING COMPANIES TO
HELP THEM RE-CREATE WHAT PEOPLE
WOULD LOOK LIKE. 4@
>> Reporter: THEY SEND
INVESTIGATION4@ INFORMATION.
INVESTIGATION4@ INFORMATION. >> THEY PUT ALL THAT TOGETHER
AND THE RE-CREATION IS THE 4@
ARTIST RENDITION. IN THIS
PARTICULAR CASE IT IS ALL DONE
THROUGH COMPUTER IMAGING SO YOU
HAVE MORE OF A REAL PERSON.
>> 4@Reporter: WITH THE RE-
CREATION DETECTIVES HAVE A
BETTER SHOT OF IDENTIFYING WHO
THEY ARE.
THEY ARE.
THEY ARE. HE HOPES ALL THESE TOOLS CAN
BRING CLOSURE TO FAMILIES OF
PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE SO LONG
WITHOUT ANSWERS.
WITHOUT ANSWERS. FAMILY MEMBERS LIKE ROSETTA WHO
CONTINUE TO KEEP HER PROMISE TO
HER MOM 23 YEARS LATER NEVER
GIVING UP.4@
GIVING UP.4@ >> WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN TO YOU
TO HAVE JUSTICE FOR YOUR
SISTER?
SISTER?
SISTER? >> THE 4@WORLD WOULD BE OFF MY
SHOULDERS AND I CAN MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT CHAPTER OF MY LIFE.
>>> THERE IS A PERSON OF
INTEREST IN KERRY'S DEATH BUT
NO ONE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH
HER MURDER.
HER MURDER. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT 4@HE
DISAPPEARANCE,4@ OR HOW SHE DIE
CALL THE