40 Year Old Cold Case May Have a Suspect

First the Knox County Sheriff claimed to have a DNA match in the Linda Kohlmeier murder that occurred in October 1966.

"In April, Knox County Sheriff David Barber said the office was in the process of submitting DNA evidence, in the form of semen recovered from Kohlmeier’s clothing, to the state’s Bureau of Crime Scene Investigation and Identification. On Tuesday, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office announced a major development in the 40-year-old homicide investigation, a cold case reopened in 1998. Barber recently confirmed the DNA match with a suspect, but would not elaborate further."

Justice 40 years later would have been sweet, but then they released the following:

The mystery killer of go-go dancer Linda Kohlmeier in 1966 was a sexual predator from Michigan who died from natural causes in 1997, Knox County Sheriff David Barber said during a press conference on Thursday. Though he did not reveal the individual’s name, Barber said the man had a history of stalking and assaulting women and had spent time in a state hospital.

“As a result of the unrefuted evidence of DNA on the victim, this office is confident that the individual from Michigan is responsible for Linda Kohlmeier’s death on Oct. 30, 1966,” Barber said. “There is no doubt in my mind ... that if this suspect were alive today, he would be presented to a Knox County grand jury