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LA Police Identify Suspect in 1994 Murder
Associated Press
October 07, 2010
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles police detectives have identified a suspect in the 1994 murder of an elderly Studio City man who was killed by a burglar.
Police said Wednesday that Kevin Bernard Smith, an inmate serving time in a Mississippi prison for a narcotics conviction, was tied to the murder of Rupert Thompson with DNA evidence.
Thompson and his wife were sleeping when he heard breaking glass early one morning in January 1994.
An intruder beat Thompson and shot him and his wife. She later said the gunman left her for dead.
Smith has been brought back to California to face charges, which are pending.
A detective broke the cold case when he ordered new DNA tests on old physical evidence and found a match.
toutvabien
over 2 years ago
56 Comments
Great police work! I'm so glad technology and science is moving at the pace that it is, definitely helps find (or in this case, keep) the criminals and put them behind bars.
95Zcar
over 2 years ago
3992 Comments
Excellent!
Irishcop1961
over 2 years ago
37000 Comments
Great police work.
grant319
over 2 years ago
1208 Comments
Nice work to all involved/