On February 9, 1979, Esther Gonzalez was walking to her sister’s house in Banning, California, about 85 miles east of Los Angeles. She never made it home.
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DNA confirms man who had passed polygraph test as suspected killer in 1979 cold case
After 45 years, authorities in California were finally able to tell the Gonzalez family who they believe killed their loved one. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office used DNA and forensic genealogy to identify the suspected killer, who turned out to be the same man who reported finding Esther Gonzalez’s body to authorities.
