Cathy Small was found on a California road suffering from multiple stab wounds.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna speaks during a press conference on a breakthrough in the 1986 death of Cathy Ann Small, Aug. 13, 2024.The 1986 cold case murder of a teen has been solved after a DNA match led investigators to a convicted serial killer on death row.
On Feb. 25, 1986, detectives received a call from a resident in the Lake Elsinore area who was concerned the victim was his roommate. After seeing her remains, the man identified the victim as Small, Thomas said. The DNA evidence was finally tested in August 2020, more than 34 years after Small's killing, which revealed the presence of two male donors, one of whom was identified as Suff and the other as an unknown male.Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
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