Serial Killer Bruce Lindahl Linked by DNA to 1979 Cold Case 

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Authorities in Illinois have identified suspected serial killer Bruce Lindahl as the killer in a 1979 cold-case murder.

The breakthrough came after decades of investigation, thanks to new DNA evidence that linked Lindahl to the crime. Although the suspect died decades ago this brings long-awaited closure to the case.

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 Kathy Halle

In March 1979, 19-year-old Kathy Halle went missing while on her way to pick up her sister from a shopping center in North Aurora.

Initially the case was treated as a missing person’s investigation. But three weeks later, Halle’s body was discovered in the Fox River, about 40 miles west of Chicago.

Detective Ryan Peat of the North Aurora Police Department explained during a recent news conference that despite authorities’ early efforts, they couldn’t gather enough evidence to identify a suspect. And the case went cold.