44-Year-Old Cold Case Solved Through DNA on Cigarette Butt

Kenneth Kundert arrested for the 1980 rape and murder of Boeing instructor Dorothy Silzel after DNA evidence linked him to the crime scene.

Dorothy Silzel was found raped and strangled in her Kent, Washington condo in February 1980.
DNA from a cigarette butt discarded by Kundert matched samples collected at the crime scene.
The case remained unsolved for over four decades until DNA technology advanced.
A forensic genealogist narrowed down the suspects to Kundert and his relatives.
Kundert is currently being held on $3 million bail and awaits extradition to Washington.