15-year-old Karen Stitt was a student at Palo Alto High School.  On September 3rd, 1982, she was stabbed to death in Sunnyvale, California.  Her murder went unsolved for almost 40 years until forensic genealogy was used to identify her alleged killer, Gary Ramirez.
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• Karen Stitt: Arrest made in brutal 1982 killing of a California teenager, officials say - CNN 
• DNA cracks 1982 murder case: Man arrested in case of teen girl stabbed 59 times, police say (msn.com) 
• Gary Ramirez arrested for 1982 fatal stabbing of Karen Stitt (nypost.com)  
• Karen Stitt Killing: Hawaii Man Arrested in Decades-Old Cold Case (people.com) 
• Hawaii man arrested in cold case hunt for killer after girl was raped and stabbed 59 times in 1982 | Daily Mail Online 
• Cold case: Maui man in court 40 years after Palo Alto teen's killing (eastbaytimes.com) 
• Karen Stitt's friends, family remember a vibrant soul who was brutally murdered | News | Mountain View Online | (mv-voice.com) 
• Makawao man to be extradited to California | News, Sports, Jobs - Maui News 
• Cops chased dead ends for 40 years in a California teen's cold case. Then a suspect's relative emerged. (yahoo.com) 
• What is Genetic Genealogy and How Does it Work? Genealogy Explained 
• Cold case: Maui man in court 40 years after Palo Alto teen's killing (mercurynews.com) 
• Medical issue delays court hearing in Sunnyvale cold case killing of Karen Stitt (ktvu.com) 

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