DNA links SoCal cold case murder to suspicion of who passed a polygraph

A rape and murder that occurred almost 50 years ago in Riverside County was solved using DNA technology; This revealed that investigators had brought the man into the investigation early, but he was cleared after passing a lie detector test. Esther Gonzalez, 17, was found “abandoned in a snowbank” next to Highway 243 south of Poppet Flat Road in Banning after being attacked on Feb. 9, 1979. KTLA’s Shelby Nelson reported on Nov. 20, 2024. Details: