Technology,
Criminal
May 18, 2022
30-year-old murder solved thanks to tech advancements, DA says
The crucial piece of evidence that led to the killer was fingernail scrapings on the victim’s body, and the crime lab was able to solve this case because the science has improved since 1988, according to Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert.
Galt Police Chief Brian Kalinowski and Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced Tuesday that a 34-year-old cold case murder has been solved thanks to advances in DNA evidence.
“There are perhaps some of you as reporters that were not even born in 1988, but we in public safety pursue justice no matter where it leads us, no matter how long it takes us,” said Schubert, who noted the matter was the only cold case in t...
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