The latest development in the cold case does bring peace and closure to the Gonzalez family, Esther's older sister Elizabeth said.

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(CNN) — After 45 years, authorities in California were finally able to tell the Gonzalez family who they believe killed their loved one. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office used DNA and forensic genealogy to identify the suspected killer, who turned out to be the same man who reported finding Esther Gonzalez’s body to authorities. On February 9, 1979, 17-year-old Gonzalez was walking to her sister’s house in Banning, California, about 85 miles…

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