The high-profile disappearance of 6-year-old Morgan Nick may have been solved after nearly 30 years – with DNA pointing to a now-dead child predator who was eyed early in the investigation, cops said this week.

A strand of hair in a truck has led to new evidence in the Morgan Nick kidnapping case. Almost 25 years ago, on June 9, 1995, 6-year-old Morgan attended a Little League baseball game in Alma, Arkansas, with her mother, Colleen Nick.