DNA, Boston and murder
Massachusetts man arrested in 36-year-old cold case after spit on sidewalk links him to murder of woman
A 65-year-old man was arrested after his DNA was linked to the 1988 murder of a 25-year-old mother who was found stabbed at her Boston home, police said.
Man Spits on Ground Outside of His Home, DNA Match Later Leads to His Arrest in 1988 Stabbing Murder of Boston Woman
James Holloman's DNA was matched to fingernail scrapings taken from Karen Taylor, as well as to a cigarette and sweatshirt found near her body
Accused killer's DNA tied to 1988 Boston murder after spitting on sidewalk, prosecutors say
A man who spit on the sidewalk outside of his home in Boston is now charged with an unsolved 35-year-old murder.
DNA match leads to arrest in 1988 cold case killing of Boston woman Karen Taylor
Authorities said Holloman is facing a first-degree murder charge after being indicted and arrested by the Boston Police fugitive unit on Thursday in connection to the 1988 stabbing death of 25-year-old Karen Taylor, a resident of Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.
36 years later, Boston man’s DNA found on his spit leads to murder charge in 1988 cold case
Forensic evidence found on fingernail scrapings from a woman slain in her Boston apartment ultimately led to the murder indictment this week of James Holloman, who is now charged in her death.
Prosecutors say Boston cold case murder solved after suspect spits on the ground
He was arrested that afternoon and pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder Friday morning in Suffolk Superior Court. Investigators say they found Holloman’s paycheck next to Taylor’s body as well as DNA evidence of an unknown male who they say they matched to Holloman just last year.
DNA match leads to arrest in Boston woman's 1988 stabbing death
A Dorchester man is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in the 1988 stabbing death of a Boston woman after new DNA technology linked him to the decades-old murder, officials said. James Holloman, 65, was arrested by the Boston Police fugitive unit Thursday after being indicted earlier in the death of 25-year-old Karen Taylor in Roxbury.
Man's DNA tied to 1988 murder after spitting on sidewalk, prosecutors say
A man who spit on the sidewalk outside of his home in Boston is now charged with an unsolved 35-year-old murder.
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