it was in 1998 that 13 year old christina williams went to walk her dog and disappeared.body was discoverd 7 months later in a wooded area on fort ord now 19 years later charles holifield will be charged with her murder. holifield was always a suspect in the case the district attorneys office says have the evidence to prosecute him. that is until now when they revisited the evidence and got a dna hit. formal charging expected to come next firday. in slainas dan kerman kron4 news> here in oakland the spokesperson for the owner of the west oakland building that went up in flames killing four people and displacing over 80 residents says the owner is not responisble for what happenedsotsam singer/keith kim's spokesperson: "responsibility for this building, for the maintenance, upkeep, fire safety, was all the responsibility of urojas community services and pastor jasper lowery and clearly they let this building have significant issues that may have led to this tragedy" however the attorney representing urojas told me that it is not clearly stated in the lease agreement who is

for the 19-98 murder of christina williams. kron 4's dan kerman ... reports from the monterey county government center in salinas with more (pkg) (dan kerman)on june 12 of 1998, 13 year old christina williams took her dog out for a walk in her fort ord neighborhood, and disappeared. 7 months later her body was discovered in a remote area of the former military base for the next 19 years investigators worked to bring her killer to justice. thursday, monterey county's d.a. announced he will be cahrging charles holified with williams murdersot jeannine pacioni/asst. district attorney 25-34we will be charging mr. holifield with first degree murer with special allegations of kidnapping and lewd acts on a child. holifield is currently serving 25 year to life at valley state prison in chowchilla for attempted kidnapping and failing to register as a sex offender. sothe's been a suspect since the beginning but there were problems with building sufficient evidence at that time in order to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. as the

. >>> new at 6:00, an arrest in a decades old cold case. 13-year-old christina williams was kidnapped while walking her dog in june of 1998. seven months later her remains were found not far from where she disappeared on the old fort ord army base. kpix 5's devin fehely on how authorities identified the suspect and made an arrest. >> for almost 20 years, we have had a case of a beautiful young girl who was kidnapped, murdered. >> reporter: for two decades the disappearance and death of christina williams haunted her family and friends as well as police and prosecutors on the monterey peninsula. investigators have long had a hunch about who might be responsible for christina's murder a registered sex offender named charles alan holyfield but until today never had enough evidence to charge him. >> we have a dna hit and we will not go into any more specifics other than to say that. >> reporter: christina was just 13 when she went missing in june of 1998 while walking her dog near her home on fort ord. prosecutors say holyfield currently 25 years to life in state prison for an unrelated a

for the murder of christina williams. the teen went missing in june of 19-98...was found in a remote area of former military base..fort ord. investigators say holifield...an already convicted felon has always been a key suspect... but now they have the evidence to tie him to the murder. formal charges are expected to be filed by next friday ( mark ) city council members in morgan hill are preparing for the worst. an earthquake that could break the anderson dam. the dam overflowed in february and flooded some parts of san jose. right now...it is just under 76 percent capacity. but that number needs to go down so seismic retrofitting can be done. a magnitude 7 quake could break the dam. this has concerned people living in morgan hill. city council held a meeting wednesday night addressing their concerns. ( mark ) the city will also have disaster

. >> reporter: for two decades the disappearance and death of christina williams haunted her family and friends on the monterey peninsula. investigators long had a hunch who might be responsible for her murder. a registered sex offender named charles alan hollifield but until today never had enough evidence to charge him. >> we have a dna hit and we will not go into any more specifics other than to say that. >> reporter: christina was just 13 years old when she went missing in june, 1998, while walking her dog. her body was discovered seven months later in a wooded area on the former army base. prosecutors say holyfield who is currently serving a 25 years to life sentence in state prison for an unrelated attempted kidnapping was interviewed at the time of christina's disappearance, but it took the efforts of cold case detectives to breathe new life into an investigation that had drawn old and cold with time. >> the fbi has a long memory. neither time nor distance keeps us from our attention in solving cases such as this. >> reporter: in salinas devin fehely, kpix5. >> if convicted, holy

the 13-year-old christina williams went missing back in 1998. she was out walking her dog on the sea side neighborhood and never came home. the case gained national attention and the fbi and community searched for her for months and seven months after she went missing, they found her remains. today the d.a. announced they'll file murder charges against charles holyfield. >> in this particular case, it really touched a raw nerve in this community. and i think one of the things that we are really putting out there is that law enforcement doesn't quit. they don't quit. they keep digging. >> reporter: prosecutors say there is strong dna evidence against the man currently serving 25 years to life in another case for kidnapping. the d.a. said he will be sent from chowchilla back to mobter a and charged -- monterey and charged with kidnapping and murder for purposes of sexual assault and they will talk with the victim's family about whether they will pursue the death penalty for holyfield. nbc bay area news. >> thank you. it is a bold description for a

police in the monterey county city of sea side made an arrest of a young teen. 13-year-old christina williams vanished while she was out walking her dog on the former fort ord army base. her remains were found seven months late earn. today police identified 56 year old charles holyfield for her death. he is serving a 25 years case. he lived in the county in 1998 when williams vanished. >>> san francisco police have arrested a children's swim teacher on suspicion of possessing child porn. 28-year-old nicholas hodges was taken into custody this week after police served a search warrant at his home in the city. investigators say they found more than 600 files containing child pornography. hodges has been charged with distribution those files and sending harmful material to a minor. he remains in custody with bail set at $335 ,000. >> people in pacifica upset about access to a popular beach, it has to do with this zigzag trail that you see here behind me. the area collapsed last december. the coastal commission is concerned about the lack of repairs. here's a map showing exactly what i'm talking

christina williams disappeared in 1998 while walking her dog at the fort hood army base. her body was found seven months later. prosecutors announced that they would announce charge holyfield in the case. he has been in prison since 1999 on a third strike sentence of attempted kidnapping. new dna test results gave them confidence to file the murder charge. >> i covered that story. i went down and met her parents. it was a horrendous case. hopefully they are a little glad the charges have been filed. >>> we will be talking to allie rasmus on a wet friday morning. how is the commute looking ? >> it is still raining out there. people are either driving carefully or, maybe it's friday light or spring break. whatever the reason the commute is looking good right now. let's start with the super commute coming out of the south bay. if you're heading up through 101 n., you have a pretty good drive. elsewhere, the only real issue to tell you about on the top left of your screen. this is because of road flooding that happens. southbound 85 s. of 101 there was some flooding but it lo

christina williams disappeared back in 1998 while walking her dog at the former army post. her body was found seven months latedder. yesterday prosecutors announced they would charge long time suspect charles holyfield in the case. he's been in prison on attempted kidnapping. investigators say new dna test results gave them confidence to make the charge. >> it helps to know that she helps somebody. a total stranger now carrying on the memory of a young woman killed in a freak accident at yosemite national park. the man underwent a transplant receiving her heart and kidney. >> he was introduced to the woman's mother. >> a special friendship forged from profound sadness and desperation. >> the gift was given to me and i need to really take it and be the best i can, do the best i can. >> reporter: the story started three years ago. >> she was fun, she was funny, she was fun loving. >> reporter: died in a skateboarding accident in yosemite national park. she was just 20 years old. >> i will always carry the grief of losing my daughter. but i balance it or my intention is to bal

for the murder of christina williams. the teen went missing in june of 19-98...en months later her body was found in a remote area of former military base..fort ord. investigators say holifield...an already convicted felon has always been a key suspect..but now they have the evidence to tie him to the murder (grant) formal charges are expected to be filed by next friday (pam) tonight, we are hearing the other side ... of the west oakland apartment fire story. the owner of the building has hired a law firm... in anticipation of legal action ... connected to the deaths of four people .... and the dozens of others who lost their home. earlier today, a spokesman for the owner of the building said, the owner is not responsible for the upkeep, nor the deadly fire. sam singer says, it was bad living conditions that motivated building owner keith kim

a 13-year-old christina williams was walking her dog in seaside back in 1998 and disappeared. local police, the nib and the community -- the fbi and the community searched for her for months and the case gained national attention and seven months after she vanished her remains were found and today the da said he will fire murder charges against charles holyfield. >> we have a dna hit and we will not go into any more specifics other than to say that. and so it was a combination of 19 years of work. >> holyfield, seen here, is a convicted rapist serving 25 years to life in another case. he is from the monterey area and was suspected of similar crimes. the d.a. said he will sent from state prison and charged next week with first-degree murder and kidnapping for a purpose of sexual assault. prosecutors are also deciding if they will pursue the death penalty in this case. ian cull, nbc bay area news. >>> we're following developing news in the state capitol. a vote is expected at any moment on the proposed gas tax. now if the measure is approved, a 12 cents gas tax would be added st

for the murder of christina williams. the teen went missing in june of 19-98... remote area of former military base..fort ord. investigators say holifield...an already convicted felon has always been a key suspect... but now they have the evidence to tie him to the murder. formal charges are expected to be filed by next friday ( mark ) the city of oakland is working to help the hundreds of homeless people in need.( darya ) kron four's philipe djegal reports on a tent city pilot program to help those in need. pkg scripttrt: 2:39out: std (philippe)no name/neighbor- "its nothing but a big problem, take a halfway decent neighborhood and just destroy it."not all neighbors support it - a city-approved homeless encampment at the end of the streetthough the less fortunate are greatful.dejon goolsby/homeless/nats- "babe, this is all he gave me right here." welcome to dejon goolsby's humble abode... a tent underneath the freeway in west oakland...dejon goolsby/homeless- "i never thought we'd be here, but i appreciate the help though." last october, the city of oakland turn