Tag: suspected
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Man who passed lie detector in 1979 murder of teen is now named as her suspected killer
A man who passed a lie detector test in 1979 clearing him in the rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl was identified as her suspected killer, authorities announced Wednesday. The body of Esther Gonzalez was found in a snowpack off a highway near Banning, California, on Feb. 10, 1979, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office…
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Unsolved 1979 slaying in Illinois linked to suspected serial killer, authorities say
The unsolved killing of a 19-year-old woman in suburban Chicago more than four decades ago was linked to a suspected serial killer believed to be responsible for several other slayings in the area, authorities said Wednesday. During a news conference, police in North Aurora, west of Chicago, said they solved the 1979 killing of Kathy…
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Bird flu suspected in four Washington farm workers, CDC sends team
CHICAGO — The CDC is deploying a team to Washington state to assess the health of farm workers who culled poultry suffering from bird flu after four workers are presumed to have been infected by the virus, U.S. and state health officials said on Monday. The infections would make Washington the sixth state to identify…
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One shot dead in suspected bus hijacking in Los Angeles
One person was shot dead on board a bus that was hijacked with passengers on board in downtown Los Angeles early this morning, police said. Police took one suspect into custody early Wednesday who is suspected of hijacking the bus and was unharmed. The bus driver and another passenger were rescued after a police chase…
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Initial DNA test on remains believed to be of suspected Kentucky highway shooter is inconclusive
An initial DNA test on remains believed to be those of Joseph Couch, the suspect in the Interstate 75 shootings, was inconclusive, but an autopsy confirmed the cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, state officials said. The soft tissue DNA test was “inconclusive due to extreme decomposition of the body,” and a further DNA…