For 27 years, the murder of a 17-year-old in Malibu went unsolved.
Now, after finally being able to match DNA evidence to the killer, family and friends of the victim have some closure.
"It's never enough for having taken a life of such a beautiful soul," said Elizabeth Arellano of her sister Gladys, whose body was found in Topanga Canyon two days after her murder on Super Bowl Sunday in 1996.Garcia faces 19 years in prison for Gladys Arellano's death. "It was tough. But it felt really good to finally get it off your chest and actually, like, seeing him and you know, releasing it. And having some kind of comfort," said Vanessa Arellano, Gladys Arellano's younger sister.
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