芝加哥警方通过DNA证据确认，已故前侦探托马斯·麦克英尼是1960年8岁女童格洛丽亚·科瓦列维茨遇害案的凶手1。这桩悬案已冷却65年，直到2026年初才得以破获。格洛丽亚于1960年11月12日早上从家中出门前往教堂参加弥撒时失踪1，其遗体随后在芝加哥西南部森林保护区的沟渠中被发现1。
案件突破来自家族DNA网站提交的数据，FBI据此在2026年初将麦克英尼与犯罪现场联系起来1，并通过指纹和弹道测试最终确认了他的身份1。现场原始证据包括一颗子弹、受害者的外套、一个白色圣餐包和从包带上提取的指纹1。当年警方曾展开大规模调查，询问约1300人并对12人进行了测谎仪测试1。
麦克英尼已于2006年8月30日去世，享年70岁1，因此未能因此案受到审判1。他于1959年加入芝加哥警察局，1987年从该局退休1。格洛丽亚的哥哥亚当·科瓦列维茨表示，虽然对凶手身份被确认感到欣慰，但对麦克英尼未能受到审判感到沮丧1。
Chicago police have identified a deceased former detective as the perpetrator of a child's murder that remained unsolved for nearly seven decades. Thomas McInnis, who died in 2006, has been conclusively linked to the 1960 killing of eight-year-old Gloria Kovaelwitz through newly discovered DNA evidence 1. The breakthrough came in early 2026 when genealogical data submitted through a family tree website led the FBI to connect McInnis to the crime scene, with subsequent fingerprint and ballistics testing confirming his involvement 1.
Gloria disappeared on the morning of November 12, 1960, while leaving her home to attend church mass 1. Her body was discovered in a drainage ditch in Chicago's southwest forest preserve 1. The original investigation was extensive, involving interviews with approximately 1,300 people and polygraph tests administered to 12 suspects, yet the case remained cold for decades 1. Evidence recovered from the scene included a bullet, her coat, a white communion purse, and fingerprints extracted from the purse strap 1.
McInnis joined the Chicago Police Department in 1959 and retired from the force in 1987 1. He subsequently worked as an investigator for federal public defender offices in Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada, before retiring in 2004 1. He died on August 30, 2006, at age 70, never standing trial for the crime 1. Gloria's brother, Adam Kovaelwitz, expressed mixed emotions about the case's resolution, stating that while he found some solace in identifying the killer, he was troubled that McInnis would never face justice 1.
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