SEATTLE (AP) — William S. Fuller followed the news with interest this week when detectives announced a strange lead in the search for a man who killed his friend’s daughter two decades ago.
According to a new DNA analysis, the unknown suspect is a distant relative of Edward and Samuel Fuller, who crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower in 1620 — and he might even share their last name.
The present-day Fuller says that’s just an awkward coincidence.
The 68-year-old worked with the father of 16-year-old Sarah Yarborough, who was raped and strangled in Federal Way in 1991. He spearheaded the effort to build a memorial for her.
Fuller said he doesn’t know if he’s related to the Pilgrims, but he is certain that no one in his family could be the culprit.
