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.

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.

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.