On April 16th, back in 2012, a three-year-old girl in Hinesville, Georgia got brutally attacked right in her babysitter's home. Cops found her covered in blood with a swollen face, and evidence showed an intruder broke in, dragged her outside, and assaulted her. The case sat cold for over 12 years, until DNA genealogy worked finally finger to prime suspect. Investigators pulled the profile from the girl's nightgown, which pointed to a guy of Mexican descent, living just blocks away on Rogers Road.
Turns out, Alfredo Sanchez Leon could have walked there in minutes through shared backyards. He'd even faced prior child molestation charges in the county back then. That suspect got deported before trial because of his immigration status, so they never grabbed his DNA to match. The victim, now a teenager, has carried this trauma her whole life, and the family deserves closure after all this time.
Fast forward to this year, a newly detective took over in late May, crossed checked old records, and nailed him down. She got funding for advanced forensic genealogy testing that's cracked tons of cold cases nationwide, with results still coming in. Sub-painted Facebook logs even showed logins from Valdosta as recent as February. Right now, federal crews like the FBI, ICE and US Marshals are on the hunt with an active warrant from August 12th for child molestation.
Ex-raditions greenlit wherever they snag him, and detectives plan to loop in the family once it's solid. Justice might finally drop for that little girl.