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DNA Evidence Solves 1979 Cold Case Murder in Illinois

Bruce Lindahl, a deceased serial killer, identified as the murderer of 19-year-old Kathy Halle after 45 years.

Pictured is 19-year-old Kathy Halle in 1979.
Kathy Halle, a 19-year-old who went missing and was later found dead in North Aurora, Illinois in 1979. In 2024, police announced they had identified her killer.
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Overview

  • Advanced DNA technology linked Bruce Lindahl to the 1979 murder of Kathy Halle, a case that had remained unsolved for decades.
  • Lindahl, suspected of killing up to a dozen women, died in 1981, preventing any legal prosecution for Halle's murder.
  • Halle's body was discovered in the Fox River weeks after her disappearance, sparking a long-standing cold case investigation.
  • The breakthrough came after familial DNA linked Lindahl to another cold case, prompting a re-examination of evidence in Halle's case.
  • Halle's family expressed gratitude for the closure provided by the new DNA findings, after enduring years of uncertainty.