The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Cold Case Task Force, a partnership between District Attorney Tierney and the Suffolk County Police Department, announced today that a previously unsolved murder case from 1997, as well as a 1996 rape of a separate victim, have now been resolved through modern DNA advancements. The perpetrator, identified as Steven Briecke, is deceased.

“Resolving long-overdue crimes that have haunted the victim’s loved ones and our community for far too long is why we established the Cold Case Task Force,” said District Attorney Tierney . “Thanks to the power of forensic science and the persistence of law enforcement, we can now say with confidence who was responsible for these horrific crimes.”

“Although nearly three decades have passed since these horrific cri

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