Police hope DNA will help crack 'Echo Point Man' cold case in Blue Mountains
Police in New South Wales are using new DNA analysis to identify a man found deceased in the Blue Mountains in 2004. The evidence suggests the man had Latvian or Middle European heritage and was over 60 years old.
Why it matters
Advancements in forensic genealogy are increasingly helping authorities solve decades-old cold cases that were previously considered unsolvable.
No-one has ever come forward to ID the man, believed to have been older than 60. ( Supplied: Skull Forensics via NSW Police )
DNA analysis has revealed a man at the centre of a 2004 cold case likely had Latvian or Middle European heritage.
The body of so-called Echo Point Man was found in bushland at Katoomba in the NSW Blue Mountains.
Police hope the new information about the case will lead to a breakthrough.
Link copied Share Share article Police hope fresh DNA evidence will help investigators crack a more than two-decades-old cold case in the NSW Blue Mountains.
On June 4, 2004, the body of a man was found in bushland at Echo Point in Katoomba.
Despite extensive inquiries over the past 22 years, police have never been able to identify him.
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