Cigarette Butt Solved 44-Year-Old Murder
The 1982 murder of 13-year-old Sarah Geer in California has been resolved with the conviction of James Unick after DNA evidence from a cigarette butt was linked to him.
The DNA of a cigarette helped solve a crime from 44 years ago
A 64-year-old man was convicted of the 1982 rape and murder of Sarah Geer in California after DNA from a discarded cigarette linked him to the crime.
The DNA of a cigarette butt allows a man to be sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a teenager in California in 1982
Advancements in forensic genetics have led to the conviction of James Oliver Unick for the 1982 murder of Sarah Geer in Sonoma County, California, resulting in a life sentence without parole.
Justice for girl, 13, murdered 44 years ago after cops find DNA on cigarette butt
The murder case of 13-year-old Sarah Geer, who was killed in 1982, has been reopened after DNA evidence was discovered on a cigarette butt, leading to the identification of her killer.