DNA on cigarette links suspect to 'brutal' San Rafael homicide cold case, solving 1966 murder

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Wednesday, April 1, 2026
New DNA testing solves 'brutal' 60-year-old San Rafael homicide case
Retired San Rafael detectives say a 60-year-old homicide case involving the killing of a banker's wife in 1966 has been solved, linking DNA from cigarette butts found at the crime scene to a man who died by suicide eight days later.
San Rafael Police Department
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