Los Angeles DA announces charges after breakthrough in 30-year-old murder cold case

Nearly 3 decades aft a 23-year-old pistillate was recovered stabbed to decease successful a drainage ditch successful Azusa, California, prosecutors announced charges Monday against a 63-year-old antheral successful a long-cold homicide lawsuit that investigators said was solved done DNA evidence.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Brian Walton was charged with 1 number of murder, with peculiar condition allegations that the sidesplitting of Claudia Guevara occurred during the committee of rape and sodomy.

"The victim’s household has waited for an agonizing 30 years to get that telephone to fto them cognize their loved one’s slayer had been recovered and charged," Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said successful a statement. 

"While this was classified arsenic a cold case, investigators and prosecutors ne'er stopped successful their relentless pursuit of justice, reaffirming our committedness to holding radical accountable for the crimes they are accused of committing," helium added.

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Guevara, who was reported missing by her member connected Feb. 20, 1996, was past seen astatine a autobus halt successful El Monte. She had been dropped disconnected by 2 co-workers and was never seen again.

Her nude assemblage was recovered the pursuing time successful a drainage ditch adjacent Encanto Parkway, wherever investigators determined she had been sexually assaulted and stabbed successful the neck.

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Hochman’s bureau said DNA evidence linked Walton, who did not cognize the victim, to the crime.

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Jail records from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reviewed by Fox News Digital amusement that Walton was arrested connected Feb. 5 and is being held without bail.

His adjacent tribunal quality is scheduled for March 18 astatine 8:30 a.m. 

If convicted, Walton faces beingness successful situation without the anticipation of parole, oregon the decease penalty, though prosecutors said a determination connected whether to question superior punishment volition beryllium made later.