Rapid DNA Used to Solve Murder Case

Published: June 27th, 2023

A Massachusetts man has been charged with murder in the death of his estranged wife, police said.

Police said Andra Valcinord was found dead inside her home on Martin Circle on June 18 when officers went there on a welfare check.

“Over the last several days, East Hartford Detectives worked in conjunction with the CT State Lab, Hartford States Attorney’s Office, and other law enforcement agencies to develop probable cause for an arrest warrant for Wilkid Valcinord,” the estranged husband of the deceased, police said.

“The rapid DNA testing provided by the CT Division of Scientific Services was instrumental in this investigation,” police said in an email.

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