A 32-year-old Idaho cold case murder has been solved through DNA found on the victim's fingernailsTammy Bristow, 18, was found strangled in her apartment in Sandpoint on Jan. 8, 1987. Police had initially arrested a suspect, but recent DNA testing cleared him and uncovered a new alleged killer. William Acosta of Ponderay, Idaho was just 17 when Bristow was killed. NEW SKETCH RELEASED OF 'ORANGE SOCKS' COLD CASE VICTIM IN TEXASThe Idaho State Police lab initially lacked the capacity to conduct DNA testing on scrapings from Bristow’s fingernails, the Bonner County Daily Bee reported. The DNA testing also cleared Frederick Gauerke as the prime suspect in the murder.

Source: Fox News June 30, 2019 17:48 UTC