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Maria Belmontes Blancas has been listed as an unidentified 'Jane Doe' since January 1981, when her body was found in a Piru orchard.
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New evidence led to arrest of gunman in 2023.
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Two others have already been convicted and are serving life sentences for the Ventura killing.
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All three victims were strangled. Authorities say DNA evidence was factor in arrest of Mississippi man.
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DNA evidence used to identify suspect. He died in 1999.
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70-year-old man has been in a hospital since the April 11th incident.
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DNA led to an arrest in the cold case murder.
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Detectives worked the case for decades, but were finally able to ID the victim.
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Gunman fled to Mexico after murders, but was arrested there more than two decades later and brought back to U.S. to stand trial.
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Bank teller was shot to death in 1997 robbery.