As part of an effort to renew interest in the case, the Newport Beach Police Department used their Twitter account to recount the story of Lindas life, mysterious disappearance and death. So, if youre curious to know more about James and what happened to him after his arrest, weve got you covered. "We want as many sets of eyes on that sketch as possible, so somebody can recognize the face of a killer so we can get justice.". [Mugshot via Newport Beach Police Department], Have a tip we should know? An man arrested for a series of cold case sex crimes against children died while in police custody, officials said. Last year, Spitzer said authorities used DNA thought to have been left by the killer and tracked down Neal using a public genealogy database. [emailprotected]. 11-year-old Linda O'Keefe was kidnapped on her way back from home in July 1973. Years later, the authorities developed a DNA profile from the biological evidence recovered from Linda, and that was eventually matched to James in January 2019. He was transferred to a local. ', " As 'Linda' noted in the tweets in July, her case would generate numerous theories and a sketch of a 'person of interest' but ultimately grow cold.". This photo shows a poster of James Neal during a news conference at the Orange County District Attorney's office in Santa Ana, Calif., Feb. 20, 2019. Feb. 20, 2019. 'She listens, but hears nothing more. Scott has also worked at newspapers in Utah, Colorado, North Carolina and Virginia covering everything from methamphetamine trafficking cops to hurricanes. (Courtesy of Newport Beach Police Department) Neal became a suspect in the slaying through "genealogical DNA," Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said. "Linda's face and her memory has been with us since the day this happened," he said. For nearly 45 years, the murder of 11-year-old Linda O'Keefe haunted the Newport Beach Police Department in California. The brown-haired, blue-eyed 11-year-old got a ride to summer school - about half a mile away - but had to walk home in the afternoon. Colorado man charged in 1973 Orange County cold case dies awaiting trial Linda Ann O'Keefe was killed in July 1973 -- and decades went by without leads. Neals education was terminated early and his work history was spotty, McMillan reported. Then, after he was paroled again in August 1963, he was arrested a year later for burglary and sentenced to nine months in the Orange County jail. He was being held at the Theo Lacy maximum-security jail in Orange. "We have heard from a number of her friends from when she was in school, and her death has touched so many people," Newport Beach police spokeswoman Jennifer Manzella said at the time. We will make sure that the defendant is fairly and justly held accountable in a court of law.". The community made sure that justice would be secured, he said. . James lived in the area around the time and worked in construction. O'Keefe's parents have since died, but police said they keep her two surviving sisters updated on the investigation. O'Keefe was last seen alive on July 6, 1973, as she walked home from summer school, the Newport Beach Police Department said. / CBS Colorado. Newport Beach police launched a new PR campaign in 2018 using Tweets written in Lindas voice. Teacher 52 Years Later, Hiding in Plain Sight: DNA Allegedly Links Calif. Karate Instructor to 1981 Rapes, Murders of 2 Women, 2 Women Were Found Slain, Sexually Assaulted Within Months of Each Other in 1983: How DNA Led to Arrest, Teen Was Killed with Ax After Meeting Man on Phone Chat Line in 1998.
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