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DNA helps Illinois police make breakthrough in 1970s cold case murder of 19-year-old
An Illinois police department announced it cracked a cold case homicide from the 1970s through DNA testing. It said 19-year-old Kathy Halle was murdered by serial killer Bruce Lindahl.
DNA links suspected serial killer to 19-year-old’s cold case murder in Illinois
Authorities have linked a suspected serial killer to the kidnapping and murder of a 19-year-old Illinois woman, more than 45 years after her death.
DNA links serial killer to 45-year-old cold case in Illinois
Forty-five years after 17-year-old Kathy Halle was killed in the Illinois village of North Aurora, police have finally identified her murderer as serial killer Bruce Lindahl.
North Aurora police link 1979 murder to suspected serial killer Bruce Lindahl
The 1979 murder of Kathy Halle has been linked to suspected serial killer Bruce Lindahl through advanced DNA testing, police said.
North Aurora woman's 1979 murder solved, linked to serial killer Bruce Lindahl
The Kane County State's Attorney, along with the mayor of North Aurora, the police chief and others, shared new details connecting long-dead serial killer Bruce Lindahl to a 1979 cold case murder Wednesday. Authorities say DNA proves Lindahl killed North Aurora's Kathy Halle.
Accused serial killer Bruce Lindahl ID'd as suspect in 1979 cold case murder: Police
Suspected 1970s serial killer Bruce Lindahl has now been identified as the culprit in a 1979 cold case murder in Illinois, authorities announced Wednesday.
DNA links suspected Chicago-area serial killer who died in 1981 to woman's 1979 death
DNA found on the clothing of a suburban Chicago woman who was kidnapped and killed 45 years ago matches that of a suspected serial killer who died two years later, authorities said Wednesday.
DNA links serial killer to 19-year-old woman’s cold case murder in North Aurora
A serial killer has been named the murderer of a 19-year-old North Aurora woman killed in 1979. The case went cold but authorities used DNA evidence to link Bruce Lindahl to the murder of Kathy Halle.
Deceased serial killer linked to cold case slaying of Illinois woman 45 years later
Police announced that deceased serial killer, Bruce Lindahl, was linked to the death of 19-year-old Kathy Halle in 1979.
Famous alleged serial killer ID'd as suspect in 1979 cold case murder
Suspected 1970s serial killer Bruce Lindahl has now been identified as the culprit in a 1979 cold case murder in Illinois, authorities announced Wednesday.
DNA links a suspected Chicago-area serial killer who died in 1981 to a woman’s 1979 death
Authorities say DNA found on the clothing of a suburban Chicago woman who was kidnapped and killed 45 years ago matches that ...
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Forty-five years later, new DNA testing methods help solve area murder
More cold cases are expected to be solved that link serial killer Bruce Lindahl to area murders of young women between 1974 ...
New DNA tools help North Aurora Police make 45-year cold case breakthrough
Through dogged investigative work and the application of new technology, North Aurora Police announced they have solved a ...
Closure at last for family of woman whose 1979 murder was linked to Bruce Lindahl
DNA evidence solved the cold case of the murder of Kathy Halle, whose body was found in the Fox River 45 years ago. Sabrina ...