It took over a half-century, but through the use of DNA, Marin County deputies are saying they have solved a cold case from 1973.
It took over a half-century, but through the use of DNA, Marin County deputies are saying they have named and arrested a suspect in a cold case from 1973. Authorities arrested 75-year-old Michael Eugene Mullen for the murder of Nina "Nadine" Fischer in Idaho on Wednesday. Swedish national Nina "Nadine" Fischer was killed in November 1973 during the daytime at her San Rafael home.
READ ALSO: Identity sought for man found unresponsive in RichmondThen in 2021, the Marin County Sheriff's Office Investigations Division sent the case to the state's Department of Justice's Familial Search Program to help create investigative leads. Several months later, the department provided the sheriff's office with a lead.With their assistance, the sheriff's office was able to confirm the lead and identify a suspect three years later.
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