system. on a semen sample for bonnie craig. they got him. or the system did. codis is short for combined dna index system. it s a national database of dna profiles created by federal state and local crime labs. and codis got a hit with you. everybody was happy. the match was in new hampshire, of all places. a man who had been in prison for arm robbery back in early 2003. but nobody got around to entering his dna into codis until late 2006. they got a hit the first time with him. so, trooper hunyor flew to new hampshire to meet the man behind the match. his name was kenneth dion. hunyor had never heard of him. hi, my name is there q and a session was taped. okay, when did you get into alaska?
creek. the case went to the jury in mid june. it was not for long. karen and the family were on their way to do a tv interview and as i m pulling up to the interview i see the camera man and reporter taking off. and a circle around. they say the jury is back. the jury deliberated so fast that in several hours that it had to be guilty. it was incredibly exciting because we knew that it was going to happen. we were just dying to hear the words. and when you did? we find kenneth dion guilty of murder in the first degree. oh my god. sweet victory. it was like the weight of the world was lifted off of our shoulders. he is guilty. amazing. amazing. ken dion did not kill bonnie
that s because the dna taken from kenneth dion did not prove he raped and killed bonnie. only that sex took place between them. beyond the dna, the prosecutor had little to connect dion to the murder. there was no murder. no weapon. no witness to the crime. we not only had to establish that kenneth dion was the killer but we also had to disprove that it was an accident. and prove that, you know, she had been murdered and she did not fall off the cliff. his co-counsel, jen, when he was murdered. i remember very vividly how much this impacted the community. everyone secretary sense of security when someone was literally snatched off the street. here in anchorage there under intense pressure. the
i know there s conflicting information [ helicopter and wind noises ] about dupuytren s contracture. i thought i couldn t get treatment yet? well, people may think that their contracture has to be severe to be treated, but it doesn t. if you can t lay your hand flat on the table, talk to a hand specialist. but what if i don t want surgery? well, then you should find a hand specialist certified to offer nonsurgical treatments. what s the next step? welcome back to dateline. visit findahandspecialist.com today to get started. welcome back to dateline. the prosecution had made its case that bonnie craig was the prosecution had made its case that bonnie craig was murdered by kenneth dion but
his defense team had a different tale to tell. was there more to bonnie and her life than anyone knew and would the jury be persuaded? for the conclusion of our story, keith morrison. when bonnie craig s body was found face down and a creek outside of anchorage, alaska, it was september 1994, and kenneth dion was a 25-year-old cocaine addict on the way down a long criminal spiral. at the time of the trial, he was 41, entering middle age and potentially facing 124 years in prison for rape and murder. was she murdered? no. not of defense attorney, lambert could help it.