Cold Case: Lancaster County police arrested 68-year-old David Sinopoli for the alleged 1975 murder of a 19-year-old woman on Sunday morning. DNA from a coffee cup obtained at Philadelphia International Airport identified the suspect.
The suspect had been identified through a DNA sample obtained from a coffee cup at the Philadelphia International Airport, officials say.
The case was taken on by Lancaster County District Attorney’s Cold Case Unit in January 2019. In June 2019, the unit requested further DNA analysis services. In September 2019, investigators released composites that revealed characteristics of the suspect including skin tone, eye color, and hair color.
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