DNA Hit Links Man to 1979 Cold Case in SJ

NBC Bay Area, nbcbayarea.com
BYLINE: Lori Preuitt
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Santa Clara, CA

A 1979 homicide case was left open until now.


DNA hits link Richmond man to 1979 homicide in San Jose. Getty Images

The Santa Clara County District Attorney's office announced the arrest of a man they say is responsible for the death of a San Jose woman 31 years ago.

Rachel Moncrief was killed in July, 1979. Her body was found at a mobile home dealership in Santa Clara.

Now, investigators say a DNA hit from blood on her pants links 61-year-old David Dixon to the crime.

Dixon was arrested Wednesday and will be charged with one count of murder, according to the DA's office.

Investigators said they say a second DNA hit that linked both Dixon and Moncrief's DNA to a marijuana cigarette found near her body.

Investigators credit the Santa Clara Police Department and the District Attorney’s Cold Case Unit for solving the case.

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