NCIS Investigation Uncovers Decades-Old Cold Case Evidence at Naval Base
WASHINGTON D.C. — AT A PRESS CONFERENCE CONDUCTED ON MONDAY, AGENTS FROM THE NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE, OR NCIS, ANNOUNCED THE DISCOVERY OF NEW EVIDENCE LINKED TO A DECADES-OLD COLD CASE AT A UNDISCLOSED MILITARY INSTALLATION.
INVESTIGATORS REPORT THAT A ROUTINE INSPECTION OF AN ABANDONED ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING REVEALED A HIDDEN COMPARTMENT CONTAINING DOCUMENTS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS. THE MATERIALS ARE REPORTEDLY TIED TO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A SENIOR ENLISTED SAILOR IN 1987.
NCIS SPOKESPERSON LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JAMES HARRISON CONFIRMED THAT THE EVIDENCE IS UNDERGOING FORENSIC ANALYSIS. "THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT BREAKTHROUGH IN A CASE THAT HAS REMAINED UNSOLVED FOR OVER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ANSWERS TO THE FAMILY AND THE NAVAL COMMUNITY," HE STATED.
THE IDENTITIES OF ALL INVOLVED PARTIES ARE BEING WITHHELD PENDING NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF KIN. ADDITIONAL DETAILS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS.