stabbing death of 15-year-old. senior correspondent laura ingle has the fascinating story of the fight to bring justice to that victim and her loved ones. good evening, laura. shannon, as the technology of investigative genetic genealogy continues to improve, so does the hope for many families who are still waiting for answers years and sometimes decades after their loved ones fell victim to brutal crimes. now, for one notorious case out of northern california, there could be closure or a murder that seemed unsolvable until now. i believe that we have a responsibility to these victims, no matter how old the cases. investigators in santa clara county california announcing they finally have a suspect in custody in the case of 15-year-old karen stitt, nearly 40 years after she was abducted, raped, and murder, using investigative genetic genealogy technology. the reason that genetic
Gary Ramirez, a 75-year-old man from Hawaii, was accused Tuesday of the brutal rape and murder of teenager Karen Stitt in 1982. The suspect was arrested in Maui on August 2 and is expected to be extradited.
A 40-year-old cold case in California was finally solved after law enforcement authorities arrested a 75-year-old Hawaii man for the murder of a 15-year-old girl in 1982.