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Nearly 50 Years Later, DNA Evidence Leads to Arrest in 1977 Kenosha Murder

Detectives used DNA from fingernail clippings to identify James Terry Fowler, with the Wisconsin State Crime Lab reporting a 1 in 296 trillion match.

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Nearly 50 years after Ralph Gianoli was found murdered in his Kenosha home his family finally has an answer.The Kenosha Police Department announced Tuesday the arrest of 68-year-old James Terry Fowler in connection with the 1977 homicide, cracking the cold case using DNA technology that simply did not exist when the crime was committed.On September 7, 1977, officers responded to Gianoli's home on 25th Avenue after a friend found him deceased. Th…

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, March 30, 2026.
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