The murder of Judith ‘Judy’ Lord in Concord, New Hampshire, in May 1975 has been solved after a five-decade-long investigation. The New Hampshire attorney general’s report confirmed that Ernest Theodore Gable, who was later murdered in 1987, was the perpetrator. Advanced DNA analysis and fingerprint evidence played a crucial role in identifying Gable, despite earlier FBI forensic conclusions that had ruled him out due to unreliable microscopic hair comparison techniques. The case underscores the importance of re-exam,