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Dave Yost: “We wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for the retention of…”

Featuring: Dave Yost, Republican | Attorney General of Ohio

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Press Conference on the Identification of Danny Lee Mitchell's Remains

Published | Video Starts at 24:12

Things that were not even thinkable 30 years ago now open the doors to new hope and solutions that might be there. I also want to make an important point. We wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for the retention of the evidence. A clump of scalp hair is what led to cracking this case. All these years, it was part of the file. And I know, Chris, I know it's expensive. (24:12–24:18)

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