Advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy leads to the ID of a suspect in the 1976 murder of 25-year-old Karen Percifield in Aptos, Calif.

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A notorious California killer has been named as a suspect in the 1976 murder of a woman in Aptos, the small seaside town bordering Santa Cruz.

A Santa Cruz family is receiving closure after authorities officially named a suspect in a woman's murder in 1976 on Thursday ...

"A bittersweet justice." DNA technology continues to crack decades-old crime mysteries like the 1976 murder of Karen ...

It was determined the woman was the victim of a homicide and she was later identified as 25-year-old Karen Percifield. While detectives collected forensic evidence at the time of the initial ...

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 ...

After remaining unsolved for nearly five decades, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has identified 25-year-old Karen ...