Veteran Arrested in Cold Case Murder After DNA Link
TL;DR
An army veteran, Stephan Smerk, was arrested and pleaded guilty to a 1994 Virginia murder after DNA testing linked him to the crime scene, leading to his 70-year sentence.
- Army Veteran Arrested For 30-Year-Old Murder After DNA Testing TMZ
- DNA left at crime scene links former soldier to Virginia artist's unsolved murder CBS News
- The boogeyman: Chilling confession brings end to Northern Virginia murder case Augusta Free Press
- New episode of "48 hours" delves into cold case of Robin Lawrence in Virginia Yahoo
- A GIFTED ARTIST IS MURDERED IN HER HOME – DECADES LATER, HER KILLER REVEALS WHAT DROVE HIM Paramount Press Express
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