Two 1984 Cold Cases Solved With New DNA Match

This July 27, 2018 photo provided by the Nevada Department of Corrections shows Christopher Ewing, an inmate at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center. Ewing is serving a sentence for attempted murder and other crimes. Ewing who was convicted of attacking a couple with an ax handle in their bedroom is being charged with killing four people with a hammer in suburban Denver over 30 years ago, authorities announced Friday, Aug.10, 2018. Nevada Department of Corrections via AP

Officials in Colorado said that newly analyzed DNA evidence solved two 1984 cold cases.

Patricia Smith, 50, was found beaten to death with a hammer in her home in Lakewood on Jan. 10, 1984. Six days later, Bruce and Debra Bennett were found beaten to death at their home in Aurora, along with their 7-year-old daughter Melissa.