Investigators have arrested 69-year-old Willie Eugene Sims for the decades-old murder of Jeanette Ralston in San Jose in 1977. A fingerprint from a cigarette pack, along with DNA evidence, led them to him after nearly five decades. Ralston was last seen leaving a bar with an unidentified man; her body was found the following day, showing signs of strangulation and sexual assault. Sims, who was previously convicted of a violent crime, will be extradited from Ohio to face the charges against him, bringing some closure to the cold case.
Cold-case investigators utilized a 1977 cigarette pack fingerprint and DNA evidence to link Willie Eugene Sims to the strangling of Jeanette Ralston.
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office announced that Sims is expected to be extradited to face charges related to Ralston's 1977 murder.
Sims was identified as a suspect after a fingerprint match led investigators to obtain a DNA sample, confirming his link to the cold case.
The brutal killing of 24-year-old Jeanette Ralston remained unsolved for decades until advancements in forensic science reignited interest in the case.
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