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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) A body was pulled from one of the rivers in Pittsburgh over thirty years ago, and even though a man was convicted of third-degree murder, the identity of the victim remained unknown until now. Allegheny County officials identified the victim yesterday as Allan Keener, closing the longest unknown decedent cold case in that county. After the company Othram built a comprehensive DNA profile, the Allegheny County medical examiner’s office could contact potential family members and get a DNA sample from a relative who is living, allowing them to finally identify Keener. The body of Keener was found in 1992 in the water between the 9th and 6th street bridges after a witness called 911 to report an assault. Even though Keener ultimately drowned, his autopsy showed blunt force trauma to the head. Pittsburgh police arrested Arthur Wiley, who was both tried and convicted of third-degree murder in 1993. While Wiley has since served his sentence, the identity of Keener was not identified, which continued during a span of over three decades.