Navy vet's murder solved after suspect who gave DNA dies by suicide
Authorities have solved the 1987 murder of a Navy veteran after DNA evidence linked a deceased suspect to the crime scene. The suspect provided a DNA sample to investigators shortly before dying by suicide, and subsequent forensic testing confirmed his involvement in the killing.
A veteran's 1987 murder has been solved, after the now-deceased suspect's DNA matched evidence at the scene of the killing, authorities said.
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