Darylnn Washington was identified as the Jane Doe discovered on the east side of Detroit in June 2006, through a partnership between the Detroit Police Department and Othram Inc., a Texas-based forensic genetic genealogy firm specializing in advanced DNA testing, the company shared in a press release .

It's a criminal investigation breakthrough nearly two decades in the making. Advanced DNA identified the remains of a woman found in an abandoned Detroit house as Marilyn Washington.

One person is dead after a crash involving two vehicles Wednesday morning in Detroit's Midtown District, police said. Officers were called to the intersection of Woodward and Warren Avenue at about 8:41 a.m. for a report of a crash with two vehicles and a pedestrian, representatives said.

A person was hit and killed after a crash forced a vehicle into them on Woodward Avenue in Detroit's Midtown. Wayne State University said the victim was an employee at the school.