Hawaii man, 75, nabbed for 1982 rape and murder of 15-year-old girl whom he stabbed 59 times: Officials

Hawaii man arrested after stabbing California girl 59 times in 1982

Gary Ramirez, 75, was arrested in Maui last week after a California laboratory linked his DNA to the scene of a crime committed 40 years ago

40-year-old cold case solved: Hawaii man charged for 1982 murder of 15-year-old in California

A 40-year-old cold case in California was finally solved after law enforcement authorities arrested a 75-year-old Hawaii man for the murder of a 15-year-old girl in 1982.

DNA cracks 1982 murder case: Man arrested after stabbing teen girl 59 times, police say

Authorities say DNA taken from a child helped solved the death of Karen Stitt, who was found about 100 yards away from where she was last seen.

Her Naked Body Was Found by a Bus Stop 40 Years Ago. Cops Now Know Who Did It.

After the case went cold for nearly four decades, California cops used a tip and a grandkid’s DNA to bust 75-year-old Gary Ramirez, authorities say.

Suspect In Palo Alto 15-Year-Old Girl's 1982 Rape and Murder Arrested

Karen Stitt, 15 of Palo Alto, was raped and stabbed 59 times nearly 40 years ago, authorities said.

Hawaii man arrested in 1982 Sunnyvale cold case murder of teen girl

Karen Stitt was last seen by her boyfriend walking at night toward a Sunnyvale bus stop. The next morning, her naked body was found hidden behind a blood-stained cinderblock wall roughly 100 yards away from the bus stop.