02-05-2017, 10:59 AM
SUSPECT ARRESTED IN KARINA VETRANO CASE
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6 months after Karina was raped and murdered while jogging through Howard Park, and just days after her devoted parents held a press conference pushing for the NY court to allow a familial DNA search, NYPD announced last night that a suspect was arrested. Great news.
The suspect has not been named publicly yet. He is reportedly 20 years old and lives in a housing project near the park. According to police, he was questioned a while back for acting suspiciously. However, police had no cause to pursue him further. They questioned him again recently and he reportedly agreed to a DNA swab, after which his DNA was matched to genetic material found on Karina's body and her phone.
Story: http://nypost.com/2017/02/04/suspect-arr...of-jogger/
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NYPD will be holding a press conference with more details of the arrest in Karina's case sometime today.
6 months after Karina was raped and murdered while jogging through Howard Park, and just days after her devoted parents held a press conference pushing for the NY court to allow a familial DNA search, NYPD announced last night that a suspect was arrested. Great news.
The suspect has not been named publicly yet. He is reportedly 20 years old and lives in a housing project near the park. According to police, he was questioned a while back for acting suspiciously. However, police had no cause to pursue him further. They questioned him again recently and he reportedly agreed to a DNA swab, after which his DNA was matched to genetic material found on Karina's body and her phone.
Story: http://nypost.com/2017/02/04/suspect-arr...of-jogger/
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NYPD will be holding a press conference with more details of the arrest in Karina's case sometime today.