The turning point in the case, which highlights how DNA technology is increasingly being used to solve old homicides, came in 2009, Chief Burns said. The case was “cold,” Detective Webb said at the news conference, but it was never “closed.”“We don’t forget about these cases — we never do,” he said. Ms. Bentaas is being held in Minnehaha County Jail with bail set at $250,000, according to records from the county sheriff’s office. She had an initial appearance in front of a judge on Monday, Ms. Johnson said. Raleigh Hansman, a lawyer for Ms. Bentaas, declined to comment on Tuesday, and calls to Ms. Bentaas’s family members were not answered.

Source: New York Times March 12, 2019 20:03 UTC