Investigators used a controversial DNA testing method to solve the decades-old killing of the ex-wife of Righteous Brothers singer Bill Medley, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. Karen Klaas was attacked Jan. 30, 1976, as she returned to her home in Hermosa Beach. The sheriff's department said Friday that the case "was solved through the use of familial DNA, which identified the killer," but provided no other details. Law enforcement officials have argued the technique can provide valuable leads to investigators. A sheriff's spokeswoman would not say Friday evening whether investigators had formally made an arrest in the case and declined to identify the suspect.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 28, 2017 16:38 UTC