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A man convicted of two murders in the 1970s has been identified as the killer of a woman found dead in a Santa Cruz County park 40 years ago. Richard Sommerhalder was initially named as a person of ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — Advances in DNA technology helped solve a murder mystery dating back almost five decades in Santa Cruz County. The victim, 25-year-old Karen Percifield, was found slain in ...

Nearly five decades after a 25-year-old woman was found dead near a California park, a suspect in her killing has been identified, deputies say. Richard Sommerhalder, who died in 1994, was named a ...

APTOS — After remaining unsolved for nearly 50 years, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has identified 25-year-old Karen Percifield’s killer through the use of genetic genealogy and familial DNA ...

Karen Percifield was found dead near Aptos Village Park on May 28, 1976, Santa Cruz County deputies said. Photo from Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office Nearly five decades after a 25-year-old woman ...