50 years later, cold case death of Mass. woman heats up

CONCORD - The Attorney Generals Office announced on Monday that cold case investigators after more than five decades have identified the female body discovered in Bedford in 1971. With forensic testing and assistance from the DNA Doe Project, investigators have now identified this young woman as Katherine Ann Alston, 26, of Boston. On October 6, 1971, the body of a woman was found in a then-wooded area at the end of Kilton Road in Bedford near the Route 101 by-pass. Forensic analysis at the ti...