SJM_SouthernExposure_1123 - edit_SouthernExposure_11_08 11 / 16 / 23 5 : 04 PM Page 4 SPOTLIGHT ITH THE INTEREST IN TRUE CRIME MEDIA AND RE - geneticgenealogy with the community , especially as it relates SEARCH AT AN ALL - TIME HIGH , PRIVATE CITIZENS tomy work helping local residents find biological relatives and WHAVE MYRIAD OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP SOLVE CAS - helpinglaw enforcement crack cold cases — like Marise n ES THAT ARE NO LONGER UNDER LAW ENFORCEMENT’S Chiverellaand Lee Rotatori , ” Schubert says . RADAR , IN THE HOPES OF HELPING THOSE FAMILIES OF COLD - CASE VICTIMS WHO ARE OFTEN PLAGUED WITH UNANSWERED QUESTIONS . Today , technological advance - ments and DNA research have both expanded to help give clo - sure to families of victims who have not been identified or whose killers have not been identified . Furthermore , it can provide long - awaited justice to victims . Eric Schubert , a 22 - year - old Medford genealogist , helped investigators match DNA to the suspect in the murder of 9 - year - old Marise Ann Chiverella in Hazelton , Pennsylvania , in 1964 , beginning his work on this case as a college student in 2020 . The perpetrator was ultimately confirmed by genetic material extracted from a family member discovered through genealogical databases , and matched to DNA found on Chiverella . Sources claim that this is the oldest cold case in the state to be cracked with this methodology , as it was unsolved for 58 years . For his work , Schubert appeared on the Oct . 28 episode of Bloodline Detectives with Nancy Grace . He plans to continue utilizing forensic genealogy to work with law enforce - ment to solve other unsolved cases . “ I always enjoy sharing the wonders of genealogy / forensic SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 20 issue 8 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 11