in 1982. 15-year-old karen stitt, last seen by her boyfriend, walking toward the bus stop, the next morning her naked body found behind a cinderblock wall. she had been sexually assaulted and stabbed dozens of times. her boyfriend was considered a suspect for a long time but was later cleared, cleared, based on dna evidence. fast forward to last tuesday, gary gene ramirez, who is now about 75 years old, was arrested in the murder of karen stitt in his home on the island island of maui. here's a picture picture of him from about 40 years ago. he is originally fro. from fresno. there were no significant leads for decades in in this case. let's take you back to the timeline. in the year 2000, authorities obtained the dna profile from evidence at at the crime scene and ran it through the fbi's national database but there were no match match ups. in 2017, the sunnyvale department of safety started working with the santa clara county d.a.'s cold case unit. they got new leads and examine some of the old evidence evidence further. in 2019, they use the tip to determine the killer of karen stitt was

really, i mean, this has been five years of my life dedicated to this case. >> reporter: karen stittt seen alive on the night of september 3rd, 1982. a deliveryman who ultimately found her naked body, just 100 yards away, found the throne close and her stabbed 59 times. the case went cold until new dna technology led to a crack in the case. and finally one week ago, hutchinson and local police arrested 75-year-old gary ramirez at his home in maui. >> i will say that he expressed some shock and surprise. >> reporter: the detective says that there was nothing much to go on, the at a local 7-eleven, and mini golf at a nearby golf land. her boyfriend told police, he last saw karen walking towards that bus stop on el camino real and south wolf road, just after midnight and for decades, that's where the trail ended. but recently, detective hutchinson, and the cold case investigators submitted dna from the murder scene, to build family trees on genealogy websites. then a genealogist nail dessert two for men in the fresno area. >> we told a sunnyvale detective, i think the perpetrator is one

sunnyvale public safety detective matt hutchinson was born two years after 15-year-old karen stitt was sexually assaulted and murdered in sunnyvale. but hutchinson was raised in a law enforcement family, and he grew up hearing about the unsolved case for years there is a lot of emotions that come up in me. not even being associated with the family, relief. i mean, this has been five years of my life dedicated to the case. >> reporter: karen stitt was last seen alive walking towards the sunnyvale bus stop. a delivery man ultimately found her naked body 100 yards away bound with her own clothes and stabbed some 59 times. as years passed, the case went cold until new dna dodge led to a crack in the case. and final lay week ago, hutchison and local police arrested 75-year-old gary ramirez at his home in maui. >> i will say he expressed verbally shock and surprise. >> reporter: there wasn't much to go on the night of the murder. she was playing video games at a nearby 7-eleven and mini golf at a nearby golfland. his boyfriend told police he last saw karen walking towards that bus stop on el

prosecutors say they are confident they have the evidence they need to prove ramirez killed karen stitt. >> in this particular case, our main evidence is scientific . it is dna evidence, which the collection of which and the testing of which, i don't foresee any problems with us being able to put on. >> reporter: if convicted, ramirez faces life in prison without parole. he is being held without bail and will be back in court for arraignment. >>> up next, a new warning from the fbi and homeland security. the ransomware strain going around and how you can protect yourself. >>> the mayor of one city and contra costa county announced today that several of his officers are under criminal investigation by both the fbi and the district attorney's office. come out, i will explain what he is doing to create some accountability within the department. >>> i am chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'll show you what to expect for tomorrow morning and the rest of the week in about eight minutes. >>> right now, just as kids had back-to-school, congress is ending universal free lunches, the scramble for

reporter: sunnyvale public safety detective matt hutchison was born two years after 15-year-old karen stitt sexually assaulted and murdered. he was raised in a law enforcement family and grew up hearing about the unsolved case for years. >> there's a lot of emotions that come up in me, and not even being associated with the family, relief. i mean, this has been five years of my life dedicated to this case. >> he was she was last seen 1982. a delivery man ultimately found her naked body just 100 yards away bound with her own clothes and stabbed some 59 times. as years passed, the case went cold until new dna technology led to a crack in the case and finally a week ago, hutchson and local police arrested 75-year-old gary ramirez at his home in maui. >> he expressioned verbally shock and surprise. >> reporter: there wasn't much to go on. she was playing games and mini golf. her boyfriend told police he last saw karen walking toward the bus stop just after midnight and for decades, that's where the trail ended but recently, detective hutchison and the cold case investigators submitted dna to bu

three years ago, detectives got a tip that karen stitts killer was one of four brothers from fresno. police say they confirmed it was gary ramirez through dna match. 15-year-old karen stitt was stabbed dozens of time near a bus stop in sunnyvale. after years without any new clues, her case went cold. >>> the mayor of antioch is calling out what he says are racially insensitive remarks made during a recent council meeting and he's posting them on social media. at issue is the appointment of a new city manager and police chief. tonight, the man who made the comments says it's a case of reverse racism, and he's standing by his position. nbc bay area's pete suratos is in antioch. >> reporter: antioch mayor lamar thorpe says he's accustomed to the criticism that comes with being leader of a city. >> that person right there is the person who should be promoted to be city manager. but maybe she's not black enough for you. >> reporter: but he says this comment struck a nerve. so much so that he decided to post it to his facebook page. >> it makes my stomach turn. >> reporter: the comment cam

karen stitt's body was found naked and marked with 60 stab wounds a short distance from a sunnyvale bus stop. she was only sick -- 15 years old. gary ramirez was arrested thanks to dna and new investigative techniques. zach fuentes has the details on this 40 year cold case. >> a cold case that haunted those who knew and loved karen stitt. it also never left the minds of the generations of police detectives who worked on the case. >> before becoming a detective, i heard about stacy -- cases that still haunt the retirees. this being one of them. >> matt hutchison wasn't alive at the time of the murder, but is the man largely responsible for finding a suspect 40 years later. hutchinson and the ceric -- santa cap -- thursday, september 2, 1980 two, karen took a bus from her home in palo alto to sunnyvale to visit her boyfriend. around midnight, her boyfriend walked through this intersection so she can get home. her boyfriend was out past curfew and ran home. for years, he was the last known person to see her alive. her body was found the following morning. >> a delivery driver had found her

police said they used dna to lik to link him to the murder of karen stitt in 1982. > >> is on the south bay a public hearing is set for people wanting to have their say over plans to turn a negative american spiritual site into a sand and gravel mine. the site is located just off highway 101. the virtual meeting before the plan commission is set for 1:30 p.m. on thursday. it will allow people to share their thoughts and about the impact on the env. the environment. the details on the mine and the hearing, you can go to our website at kpix.com > >> the city of lafayette may cancel its city council election election that's because no one is challenging the three incumbents were running. councis running. councilmembers were the the only candidates who filed by by august 12. city council willt will meet thursday to discuss sy discuss simply reappointing them them to their posts. holding an election to formalize a process could cost up to $57,000. > >> we have a new picture of jupiter tonight courtesy of the james webb space telescope. that that photo shows images using te using the filters.

karen stitt was kidnapped and stabbed to death in 1982. her body was found. could have been one of the four detectives from fresno. detectives were able to bring the good news to karen's extended family. >> they did the hard work keeping the hope alive for 40 years and continuing to care about her. ama: police say ramirez did not have any criminal history book -- but could have assaulted more people. dan: a surveillance video captured the moments a plane went down in corona this afternoon. the plane hit the truck and burst into flames, sending up a black plume of smoke. miraculously, everyone involved, the duping people in the plane and the three people in the truck managed to walk away without injuries. it could have been much worse. >> very fortunate today that the traffic was light and the pilot made some good landing navigation. what could have been a bad tragedy was avoided. dan: the pilot believes the engine failed as it was coming in for a landing at a nearby airport. ama: governor newsom wants to get to the bottom of the san francisco permitting proce

karen stitt was found dead in 1982 after found being stabbed dozens of times at a bus stop in sunnydale. the last few years living in maui, the suspect. ramirez is likely the killer. he was extradited to the south bay. if convicted he could face life in prison without parole. >>> family and friends of the san francisco assault victim are trying to make sure grandpa bj is not forgotten. the one year anniversary the, he died after a violent attack last year. for no apparent reason. the grandfather was shut to the ground while out on a walk. today people discussed a street renaming project. new at 6:00, pass the vision act. that was the demand of an immigrants rights rally. a bill that has passed the state assembly. the bill ensures once an undocumented immigrant has earned release from prison or jail they are not transferred to i.c.e. detention. the person would be set free. people impacted by family separation and deportation made a big showing of the rally today. they helped to organize the event because of what they have experienced. >> we need to pass the in vision act, it will stop t

prosecutors say dna evidence matching him to the 1982 killing of a 15-year-old, karen stitt, she was dozens of times near a bus stop in sunnyvale. last week ramirez was extradited from maui to the south bay to face murder and rape charges. authorities say he has no prior criminal history. >>> this morning a deadline is approaching for the state to agree to a new contract for cal firefighters. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us now. so do we know where the deal stands? >> reporter: we do. good morning to you, laura. the union that represents the cal fire firefighters say they are the lowest paid firefighters in the state of california, so last week, the governor and that union agreed on a tentative contract that includes three pay raises and other benefits that the union has been fighting for, for years. you can see this on your tv screen. if both sides agree, the firefighters will receive a 2.5% raise retroactive to july 1st, a second 2% raise january 1st and another 2% raise the following july 1st. also a $260 monthly stipend for health insurance. this would increase state spe

karen stitt was kidnapped and stabbed to death in 1982. her body was found. d have been one of the four detectives from fresno. detectives were able to bring the good news to karen's extended family. >> they did the hard work keeping the hope alive for 40 years and continuing to care about her. ama: police say ramirez did not have any criminal history book -- but could have assaulted more people. dan: a surveillance video captured the moments a plane went down in corona this afternoon. the plane hit the truck and burst into flames, sending up a black plume of smoke. miraculously, everyone involved, the duping people in the plane and the three people in the truck managed to walk away without injuries. it could have been much worse. >> very fortunate today that the traffic was light and the pilot made some good landing navigation. what could have been a bad tragedy was avoided. dan: the pilot believes the engine failed as it was coming in for a landing at a nearby airport. ama: governor newsom wants to get to the bottom of the san francisco permitting process. h

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> >> an arrest in a cold case murder from four decades ago in the south bay. 15-year-old karen karen stitt of palo alto was stabbed multiple times and killed back in september 1982. today, investigators in sunnyvale said dna evidence has led to an arrest and why. gary gene ramirez , now 75, was arrested last tuesday at his home on the island of maui. he now awaits extradition to santa clara county, where he will face face charges of first-degree murder were special circumstances. > >> now to a developing story. former president trump is the focus of an fbi investigation looking into how he handled classified materials. that investigation led to a highly pd highly publicized fbi search of his home yesterday. skyler henry henry now with the latest. >> reporter: fbi agents seized boxes of documents while executing a search warrant at former president trump for mar-a-lago home monday. >> this means a judicial officer officer found there was probable probable cause to believe there was evidence of a crime at mar-a-lago. >> reporter: cbs news has learnd has learned a search warrant is connected

the santa clara district attorney's office has charged him in the stabbing of karen stitt the 1982.seen walking at night toward sunnyvale bus stop following a date with her boyfriend. the next morning, her naked body was found in behind the cinderblock wall 100 blocks from the bus stop. ramirez was linked to the case with dna. ama: brush fire in los angeles county today generated what appeared to be a s,oke-nado. water drops extinguished most of the themes -- flames but also because the whirlwind of smoke and flames to arise. dan: tomorrow, governor avenue some will be in contra costa county to talk climate change. the governor's office announced newsom -- already across the state, cities and counties are getting creative to try to conserve. reporter: california is a big state with a large diversity in climate, geology, and whether. >> that means whether -- water use are a function of where you are. reporter: the state collects much of its water data through areas defined by natural water flows. how water is used can be dressed -- drastically different from region to region. in two

year-old gary ramirez now sits in santa clara county's main jail, accused of killing and 15-year- old karen stitt in sunnydale nearly 40 years ago. investigators say he stripped her naked and stabbed her 59 times near a bus stop on el camino real. today, medical issues presented him from being arraigned in court but a judge to determine ramirez will be held without jail. >> he did find that today, based on the statement of facts that we filed and based on his perception, that ramirez is dangerous to the public. >> reporter: after more than a decade without any leads, in 2000, a dna profile was created based on swabs taken from karen's body on the crime scene. then, in 2021, a break. the sunnyvale department of public safety detective received information that the killer may be one of four brothers. after obtaining a dna sample from a grandchild of one of the brothers, a lab concluded gary ramirez was the likely killer. while prosecutors admit a cold case is harder to prosecute, especially 40 years after a murder, they are confident they can prove ramirez is the killer. >> in this particular case,

back in 1982, 15-year-old karen stitt was found dead after being stabbed dozens of times near a bus stopat el camino real and sunnyvale. prosecutors say gary ramirez, now 75 years old, sexually assaulted and murdered the teenager. he spent the last few years living in maui. a detective used a genealogy website to determine that ramirez was the killer. >>> california is preparing to spend $20 million to help bring women from other states to california abortion clinics. governor newsom previously restricted the money in the state's abortion support fund for in-state travel only. but friday, newsom and legislative leaders revealed an amendment that would allow the state to spend public money on out of state travel for abortions. lawmakers are scheduled to vote on it this week. it involves public money and privately donations. >>> earlier this week the biden administration announced it's going to forgive up to $20,000 in student debt for people who received pell grants and $10,000 for most of the borrowers of federal student loans. to get relief, borrowers need to make less than $125,000 a y

the santa clara district attorney's office has charged him in the stabbing of karen stitt the 1982.o seen walking at night toward sunnyvale bus stop following a date with her boyfriend. the next morning, her naked body was found in behind the cinderblock wall 100 blocks from the bus stop. ramirez was linked to the case with dna. ama: brush fire in los angeles county today generated what appeared to be a s,oke-nado. water drops extinguished most of the themes -- flames but also because the whirlwind of smoke and flames to arise. dan: tomorrow, governor avenue some will be in contra costa county to talk climate change. the governor's office announced newsom -- already across the state, cities and counties are getting creative to try to conserve. reporter: california is a big state with a large diversity in climate, geology, and whether. >> that means whether -- water use are a function of where you are. reporter: the state collects much of its water data through areas defined by natural water flows. how water is used can be dressed -- drastically different from region to region. in tw

a break in the case leading south bay detectives all the way to h. 15-year-old karen stitt was kidnapped from a bus stop in sunnyvale, raped, and brutally d in september of 1982, and now dna evidence led to an arrest in arrest in maui. gary gene ramirez is now 75 years old. they caught him with the same method used to catch the golden state killer. >> you basically just build a family tree. you start with his dna sample, and the genealogist and detective build out an entire family tree. >> detectives flew to maui to at ramirez who managed to stay offe radar. he'll be back in court tomorrow for an extradition hearing. > >> now to the search for a missing placer county teen. invs believe 16-year-old kylie rodney 16-year-old kylie rodney was abducted. now there's a $50,000 reward to find her. rodney vanished saturday after attending a party. investigators investigators are treating the e as a kidnapping because they can't find her 2013 honda cr-vr phone. > >> still ahead on kpix 5 and cbs and cbs news bay area, prepared for the big one? the new concern concern this residents in one bay area

back in 1982, her name was karen stitt.ors say that she was sexually assaulted and stabbed nearly 60 times. now 75 year-old gary ramirez from fresno has been charged in her killing he lives in hawaii. ramirez is now in a maui jail awaiting an extradition hearing on wednesday to bring him back to california once he is here, he will face murder, kidnapping and rape charges. still ahead, a grand jury making a decision now on whether or not to indict the woman whose accusations set off the lynching of emmett till nearly 70 years ago. what this means for prosecutors seeking to hold her accountable. >> and a new law signed today by president biden could make those ridiculously priced at used cars. a thing of the past will explain. - you okay? - there's a flex alert today so i'm mentally preparing for the power outage. oh, well we can help stop one because we are going to reduce our energy use from 4-9pm. what now? i stepped on a plug. oh that's my bad! unplugging. when it comes to preventing outages the power is ours. >> presiden

the body of 15-year-old karen stitt was found on a sunnyvale street. police say she had been bound with her own clothes, raped and stabbed more than 50 times. now police say they've arrested this man, 75-year-old gary gene ramirez at his home in maui. detectives used dna from the crime scene and new technology to build family trees on genealogy websites over the past two years. eventually, a genealogist helped the cold case unit ultimately zero in on ramirez. cold case detective matt hutchison says it was team effort, but he feels a special connection to this case after growing up in sunnyvale in a law enforcement family that tracked the case. >> to be able to bring a case like this to a close knowing how many people it's affected over the years, there is a lot of emotions that come up in me. and not even being associated with the family, relief. i mean, this has been five years of my life dedicated to this case. >> reporter: he has had conversations with the victim's family, and he tells us about the arrest of ramirez. we'll be joined by detective hut

the 75 year-old was arrested earlier this month as the suspect in the 1982 murder of karen stitt stitt was 15 years old at the time of her disappearance on september 13th of that year, her body was found the sexually assaulted and stabbed. 59 times. police say dna evidence suggests ramirez is responsible. his court date has not been set. well, when it comes to pox vaccine, second shots have now been postponed to prioritize those first shot because we're not last month to let people know when they're 28 days between doses will be even longer than they anticipated. kron four's. rob nesbitt has more on how people are taking their health into their own hands. now. >> i'm hearing more and more about how people are finding ways to get their second monkeypox vaccine shot. so i wanted to hear from an infectious disease expert, the what the science says about having a longer wait time between doses. it took 6 hours of waiting before jose luis gone was able to get his first shot of the monkeypox vaccine. he was able to make an appointment with his partner to get his second shot in sacramento. a

karen stitt was kidnapped and stabbed to death in 1982. she was last seen as she walked to catch a bus back to her home. her body was found the next morning. in 2019, a tip led detectives to the killer could be one of four brothers. 75-year-old gary ramirez was arrested in hawaii. detectives were able to bring the good news to her extended family. >> they did the hard work keeping this hope alive for 40 years, keeping her memory alive, continuing to care about her. >> ramirez has no criminal history, but it is possible he could have victimized more people. anyone with information is asked to come forward. >> three family memories who face charges in the death of a three-year-old girl in san jose were in court. the girl died during an exorcism attempt in september. court records show her mother and uncle drove her to a church believing she was possessed because she cried throughout the night. the child's mother, uncle, and grandfather face charges. a judge agreed to consolidate their cases so it will be one trial for all three. a plea heari

sources close to the investigation. 75 year old gary ramirez is being extradited for the murder of karen stitt. sunny well. police say ramirez kidnapped, sexually assaulted and repeatedly stabbed the 15 year old girl as she was walking toward a bus stop. back in 1982 ramirez was arrested earlier this month at his home in maui. daytime side shows taking over streets across the south bay this weekend, leaving people blocked by the stunts frustrated . the illegal activity disrupted traffic, leaving some drivers stranded. ktvu lamonica peter shows us how cameras were rolling as two sides shows took place in san jose and another in santa clara. yeah, we're stuck right here. shows in the south bay continue to disrupt traffic and ultimately put people's lives in danger as displayed in this video recorded on saturday. hundreds of people showed up to watch the sideshow near the santa teresa boulevard off ramp on highway 87 in san jose. stupid i think it's a waste of time. holding up other people to other locations in the south bay were also interrupted by side shows on saturday, and intersection in fro

detectives say he stabbed 15-year-old karen stitt to death in sunnyvale in 1982. she was waiting for a bus on el camino real and wolfe road. investigators used dna from the crime scene and genealogy websites to link ramirez to the murder. if he is convicted, ramirez could likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. >>> new developments in the case against a south bay martial arts instructor accused of sex crimes. prosecutor says three more people now claim they were abused by ernst ramirez. he is also accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl under 14 for nearly two years. we don't know the age of the new accusers. ramirez was originally arrested in june. he owned the extreme martial arts studio on elm street in west san jose and ran an after-school program where investigators say he met the first alleged victim. ramirez has denied all accusations. >>> a former 49ers star is facing legal trouble. frank gore is accused of assaulting a woman in a hotel in atlantic city, new jersey. the alleged incident happened two weeks ago. this morning, police announced

karen stitt was just 15 when kidnappem a bus stop in sunnyvale, sexually assaultedr,hey say they same genealogy that caught the golden state killer led to themg 75-year-old gary ramirez. >> you start with the dna sample sample and the genealogist and the detective built the entire family tree. > >> in san jose, a driver and tws sent to the hospital. two women were hit just after 4:00 p.m. ad they are expected to survive. te driver suffered minor injuries. > >> a summer tradition at the soa county fair was stopped in its . officials canceled the afternoon afternoon of horse races on thursday because they couldn't d enough horses. it was a temporary glitch but could happn could happen again. > >> there is a shortage of thoros in the bay area. > >> let's take a quick look at te at the atmosphere. this morning and into the night, this area of low pressure parked offshore is is moving north and what happens what happens when that happens?s that happens? this high pressurl push in and warm us up and dry s up to give a lot of sunshine as we dive into a beautiful weekend. we start off with a

karen stitt was fatally stabbed in september 1982 and authorities in sunnyvale said da said dna technology tied ramirez ramirez to the crime. > >> video shows wreckage for a dr and two pedestrian sent to the l with a car hitting two women just after 4:00 p.m. yesterday.y are expected to survive and the driver suffered minor injuries. > >> the fda approved a plan to stretch the limited supply of the monkeypox vaccine and the vaccines will be reduced to one-fifth of the dosage with th5 study finding patients receiving patients receiving smaller doses in similar response to those wh those with traditional shots. the walk-in clinic in san francisco will reopen today at 8:00 a.m. 750 doses given yesterday. everyone who wants at was able to get one. > >> 6:02 on your wednesday morning and we are halfway through the week. how are we looking in the weather department? >> it couldn't be more beautifu. that fog layer is sticking aroud sticking around and taking a live look off to the east -- extending to the afternoon -- ts is laying on thick this morningd morning and extending to the afn hour-by-ho

officials say he killed 15-year-old karen stitt in 1982. a tip and dna evidence led investigators to ramirez. investigators say he has no known criminal history but it is possible he could have victimized more people. >> bart in -- has been removed by a group of activists. luz pena has been covering the story for months and today spoke to vendors who say the city is taking too long with the permit process. >> what is happening in san francisco's mission district is city issues. they have 150 vendors who want permits to sell legally on the streets. the challenge is to get the city to process applications. without approval, police cannot approve. just like any other business owner who cleans their store before opening, he doug lopez those the same. the difference, she has to set up every day to sell jewelry on this corner of 24th street. >> when i come here to sell my merchandise, it is very different. it was more safe. different people. >> she has been a street vendor for eight years hence is lately new vendors have come in to sell stolen me

sunnyvale police say they used dna to link him to the murder of murder of karen stitt in 1982. > >> san francisco schoolteachers unit will be sounding off on the the district funding priorities. $50 million in funding and $70 million in one-time state funding is at stake. the plan to to make a stand at the scheduled school board meeting tonight. > >> we will take a look at the cd near san leandro and 98th avenu. 98th avenue. you can see that bp starting to build. roadside assistance is on the way. we will take a last look at the bay the bay bridge where metering lights are turned on. 15 minute drive from the maze to highway 101. a look at the main travel times, 57 minutes from highway 160 to 80. with a heavy traffic day like today, mass transit not not a bad idea. everything seems everything seems to be on time. no delays. > >> make sure to join us for our new local 7:00 a.m. show on our streaming service, cbs news bay area. tune in for the latest headlines and much more. "cbs mornings" is next. have a great. great day. ♪ >>> welcome to cbs mornings on this tuesday, august 23rd and hell

the 75 year-old was arrested earlier this month as the suspect in the 1982 murder of karen stitt stateat the time of her disappearance on september 13th of that year, her body was found the next day sexually assaulted and stabbed. 59 times. police say dna evidence suggests that ramirez is responsible. his court date has not been set. now to our 4 zone forecast as we take this live look outside at coit tower here in san francisco. as we wrap up the first day of the official workweek conference. chief working with us tonight. >> gives us an idea what what to look for. yeah, nice week ahead. i think, you know, we're still going to see some hot temperatures inland, but >> you know, this time of year can get very hot spots. still, you're talking numbers in the nineties today. and i think tomorrow probably some low, maybe some mid 90's. again out there right now. this is something we see a lot of to clearing skies, not as much fog as we get into late august and september, you start to clear out some of the fog. really the nicest time of year. still, some patchy fog lingering that the sfo rig

sunnyvale police announcing today that they made an arrest in connection with the murder of teenager karen stittback in 1982 ktvu. jesse gary tells us how investigators crack this case. to me. this is a relay race of sort of sorts. a lot of people carried the baton at different points and it's just it was my turn at the end for detective matt hutchinson, who grew up in sunnyvale. the mysterious death of karen's did was a who done it. he was determined to solve the 15 year olds did disappeared after being dropped at a bus stop in september. 1982 later the same day, a delivery driver found her naked body and some bushes near el camino real and wolf road. the area has changed since then . but the questions remained. i believe that we have a responsibility to these victims , no matter how old the cases to never give up hutchinson, who's younger than the crime he investigated linked with the santa clara county cold case unit. dna evidence at the crime scene was used to initiate a genealogy tree and search took, you know a couple of years to do it, but ultimately they came up with the these four broth

county california announcing they finally have a suspect in custody in the case of 15-year-old karen stittped, and murder, using investigative genetic genealogy technology. >> the reason that genetic genealogy is so powerful is because we are able to find those distant cousins, we are able to reverse engineer that family tree. >> the practice uses genetic information that has been uploaded by consumers to databases trying to find lost relatives. >> it took a couple years to do it, but ultimately they came up with these four brothers. >> she was last seen by her teenage boyfriend walk into a bus stop in sunnyvale in 1982. detectives were able to develop a dna profile of a suspect, but never got a hit in the national dna law enforcement database known as scotus. then, in 2019, detectives enlisted and invested to investigative genealogist and found a link to a family member of maui resident gary ramirez. her aunt releasing a statement after ramirez was arrested, saying in part she could have been anything. we will never know because gary ramirez stole her life. with disclosure, we hope to be

prosecutors say ramirez kidnapped 15 year old karen stitt from a sunnyvale bus stop in 1982 and then sexually assaulted her and murdered her. they say dna evidence found on the victim was linked to ramirez , california farm workers who are marching to the state capital have about 50 more miles to go. oh no, no, no, no. united farm workers posted video to twitter today showing marchers outside lodi farmworkers hope participating in a 335 mile march to sacramento will convince governor newsom to sign a bill that would allow farm workers to vote by mail in union elections in march comes 56 years after cesar chavez is historic march to sacramento. all right, a little bit of a roller coaster of temperatures. the last few days, we were very hot on saturday cooler on sunday warmer today and then a little bit cooler tomorrow. so temperatures today came up about 10 to 15 degrees over what they were yesterday. up to 100 degrees in santa rosa. still shy of that 107 back on saturday in fairfield, but warmed up today. temperatures tomorrow, going to cool down a couple of degrees, not a big cool d

prosecutors allege ramirez abducted 15 year old karen stitt from a sunnyvale bus stop late at night intember of 1982 and then sexually assaulted and murdered her. the next day delivery driver found her body in some bushes near el camino real and wolf road. ramirez was supposed to appear for the first time on monday before a santa clara county superior court judge when the hearing was suddenly canceled. we were on for arraignment today. the arraignment did not go forward because of medical reasons. this case was solved through dna evidence, leading authorities to investigate four brothers that had ties to fresno. dna found on the victim was linked to ramirez earlier this month. detective matt hutchinson from the sunnyvale department of public safety, discussed ramirez's arrest. i believe that we have a responsibility to these victims , no matter how old the cases to never give up, prosecutors say this medical delay will not impact their case. but they do say prosecuting a crime so far in the past does present some unique challenges. case is always a lot harder to prosecute , because man

karen stitt was killed back in 1982.und her body in sunnyvale, she'd been stabbed. 59 times now the santa clara county district attorney's office has finally made an arrest in this case. officials have charged. 75 year-old gary ramirez with murder. investigators say advancements in dna technology over the years have made it possible. it took the dna from the crime scene and started building a family tree off of related public data bases. >> we think you're related to the killer. can okay with uploading their your dna to ancestry? 23 and me and and more often than not the answers. yeah. absolutely. >> yeah. the district attorney's office says that a dna swab from erez match, the blood that was found at the scene. investigators are still looking for a motive. >> it's 5.33. in the north bay. a garbage truck load caught on fire in and there's all that junk that was dumped. a king went on the streit in front of robbins park. sonoma county firefighters put out the fire. look at that quickly. and then they stayed for a few hour

karen stitt was killed back in 1982.er body in sunnyvale, they say she had 59 stab wounds. well, now the santa clara county district attorney's office has finally made an arrest in this case. officials have charged. 75 year-old gary ramirez with murder. investigators say it was advancements in dna technology that made it possible. they took the dna from the crime scene and started building a family tree using public data bases. >> we think you're related to the killer. can okay with uploading their your dna to ancestry? 23 and me and. >> and more often than not the answers. yeah. absolutely. >> and the district attorney's office says it was a dna swab of ramirez that matched blood found at the scene. investigators are still looking, though, for a motive. in the east bay. burglars have targeted a car audio installation business in oakland stealing well over $100,000 worth of equipment. security footage from the sound factory in oakland's fruitvale neighborhood shows what the owner reported to police. the thieves struck in

of year old karen stitt. she was killed while waiting for a bus in sunnyvale. back in 1982.bed 59 times. 75 year old gary ramirez has been arrested in hawaii for the killing. investigators say his dna matched blood on karen's leather jacket. the fda issued an emergency use authorization today, allowing healthcare providers. to split a single monkey pox vaccine dose into five of this comes as california lawmakers are urging the federal government to do more to help control the outbreak. vaccine seekers were lined up around the block at sf general this morning as the city received about 10,000 more doses. this clinic be open. this week. eight a. noon. president trump's florida home. democrats say no one is above the law. while many republicans are rushing to mr trump's defense, the justice department has been investigating whether mr trump took classified documents him tomorrow, lago after leaving the white house the effects here could be felt in the midterms coming up in just a few months and will most likely be felt still in the presidential election in 2024. you're watching

prosecutors allege ramirez abducted 15 year old karen stitt from a sunnyvale bus stop late at night iner of 1982 and then sexually assaulted and murdered her. the next day delivery driver found her body in some bushes near el camino real and wolf road. ramirez was supposed to appear for the first time on monday before a santa claus. our county superior court judge when the hearing was suddenly canceled. we were on for arraignment today. the arraignment did not go forward because of medical reasons. this case was solved through dna evidence, leading authorities to investigate four brothers that had ties to fresno. dna found on the victim was linked to ramirez earlier this month. detective matt hutchinson from the sunnyvale department of public safety discussed ramirez is arrest. i believe that we have a responsibility to these victims , no matter how old the cases to never give up, prosecutors say this medical delay will not impact their case. but they do say prosecuting a crime so far in the past does present some unique challenges. case is always a lot harder to prosecute , because ma

the 75 year-old was arrested earlier this month as the suspect in the 1982 murder of karen stitt.next day sexually assaulted and stabbed almost 60 times. police say dna evidence suggests that ramirez is responsible. he is set to appear for his arraignment in court on august. 29th. still ahead, a 3.40 a woman opens her door to what she thinks are 2 police officers. but authorities say the 2 men who were caught on camera word impersonators. what they stole from her after breaking in and after the break, certain hyundai models have been recalled after reports of some of the cars catching on fire. - you okay? - there's a flex alert today so i'm mentally preparing for the power outage. oh, well we can help stop one because we are going to reduce our energy use from 4-9pm. what now? i stepped on a plug. oh that's my bad! unplugging. when it comes to preventing outages the power is ours. >> we will talk about our weather forecast right now. is we take this live look here at the golden gate bridge. but there is some stubborn fog sticking around. and the fog has been pretty thick in the mo

her name was karen stitt. prosecutors say she was sexually assaulted and stabbed nearly 60 times. well, now 75 year-old gary ramirez from fresno has been charged in her killing. he lives in hawaii. ramirez is now in a maui jail awaiting extradition here to california that supposed to happen on wednesday. and once he's back here, he will face murder, kidnapping and rape charges. the big story we're watching, a las vegas is that former raider marshawn lynch has been arrested on suspicion of dui in vegas. police say that he was arrested during a traffic stop near las vegas boulevard. lynch was taken into custody at las vegas, a city jail where he was booked for dui. the big story today, the fbi search of former president trump's mar-a-lago estate. the fbi search and investigation are related to the potential mishandling of classified documents. our washington correspondent alexandra limon has the latest, including reaction from capitol hill. >> on monday, will former president donald trump was in new york. the fbi searched his florida estate and i want to know what. >> you know, what

karen stitt was killed back in 1982. wounds. well, now the santa clara county district attorney's office has finally made an arrest. officials charge. 75 year-old gary ramirez with murder. investigators say it was advancements in dna technology that allowed him to make the connection. they took dna from the crime scene and started building a family tree of storm of sorts based on public data bases. >> we think you're related to the killer. >> can okay with uploading their your dna to ancestry? 23 and me and and more often than not the answers. yeah. absolutely. >> and it was with those uploads that the district attorney's office was able to connect a dna swab of ramirez. >> with blood found at the crime scene. investigators are still looking for a motive. >> there could be a potential game changer in the fight against covid scientists at uc berkeley are looking at something that could treat and prevent covid just with a sniff up your nose cover. still of the second has more. >> a simple nasal spray could be the future of covid-1

the 75 year-old was arrested earlier this month as a suspect in the 1982 murder of karen stitt stittday she had been sexually assaulted and stabbed. 59 times. police say dna evidence suggests that ramirez is responsible. he's set to appear for arraignment on august. 29th. >> the fda has authorized novavax's covid-19 vaccine for emergency use for adolescents between the ages of 12 17 just last month. the fda gave the green light to the biotech company's 2 dose regimen for adults 18 and over company officials say they're hoping now to have more vaccine options for adults and children and that those options will increase vaccination rates, especially with back-to-school season upon us. the fda officials we spoke with says that novavax's vaccine could potentially appeal to unvaccinated people who would prefer a shot. that's not based on the rna. technology used by pfizer or moderna. >> 6.50, is the time and a lot of people use period tracking apps as a way to track their menstrual cycle. yeah, and ovulation. but a new report takes a look at these apps privacy policies to see where they s

ramirez kidnapped 15 year old karen stitt from a sunny ville bus stop back in 1982 and then sexually assaulted and murdered her. they say dna evidence found on the victim was linked to ramirez. san francisco, has joined the pulse point mobile phone app it's designed to save lives. city officials say the app will increase community awareness of medical emergencies and alert and direct to those trained in cpr to assist sudden cardiac arrest victims when a 911 dispatcher receives a call related to sudden cardiac arrest , the information will automatically trigger a pulse point application. push notification that way people nearby can respond and perform lifesaving cpr quickly until first responders arrive. i don't know. are you okay? when you find somebody who is unconscious and not breathing, you no longer have to do mouth to mouth, which is something that you know it's difficult for people and it's not necessarily desirable, but what really has beneficial is for them to do actually just to compressions each year more than 350,000 out of hospital sudden cardiac arrests occur. making it

a 40se to the investigation say. 75 year old gary ramirez is being extradited for the murder of karen stittpolice say ramirez kidnapped, sexually assaulted and repeatedly stabbed the 15 year old as she was walking toward a bus stop in 1982. ramirez was arrested earlier this month at his home in maui. today. house speaker nancy pelosi will be in the bay area to discuss food insecurity has been a main focus of pelosi, especially during the pandemic. she helped distribute food at the san francisco marin food bank last year. today she will host a roundtable with local charities, including the food bank to promote the upcoming white house conference on hunger, nutrition and health. peninsula congresswoman jackie speier plans to lead a show of appreciation for healthcare workers later this morning. she and other locally elected officials will be at mills peninsula medical center in burlingame at the morning shift change here, says healthcare workers need to know all their hard work caring for covid patients for more than two years has not been forgotten. she has held similar events at their hospi

they say the 75 year old sexually assaulted stitt then killed her and has been hiding in plain sight ever since. in an emailed statement. states on, says karenew into a lovely young woman. she could have been anything we will never know, because gary ramirez stole her life with disclosure. we hope to be able to move forward in a positive way. the emergence of dna technology allowed detectives to link blood found at the scene to ramirez. i don't believe that my work is done just because gary's in a jail in maui if there's any possibility that he harmed anyone else male female adult juvenile i wanna know. ashton says he doesn't believe ramirez committed one heinous act 40 years ago and then went off and lived his life quietly. he believes it could be other victims out there. ramirez faces an extradition hearing. wednesday in hawaii. detectives say he is fighting that, but they believe he will be back in santa clara county in front of a judge to face justice soon. in sunnyvale. jesse gary ktvu, fox two news. it's a bit of a mixed report for the fed and the average consumer. we're talking about the consumer price indexes rate of inflation for ju

they say the 75 year old sexually assaulted stitt then killed her and has been hiding in plain sight ever since. in an emailed statement. states on, says karen a tomboy who grew into a lovely young woman. she could have been anything we will never know. because gary ramirez stole her life with disclosure. we hope to be able to move forward in a positive way. the emergence of dna technology allowed detectives to link blood found at the scene to ramirez. i don't believe that my work is done just because gary's in a jail in maui if there is any possibility that he harmed anyone else. male female adult juvenile i wanna know. says he doesn't believe ramirez committed one heinous act 40 years ago and then went off and lived his life quietly. he believes it could be other victims out there. ramirez faces an extradition hearing wednesday in hawaii. detectives say he is fighting that, but they believe he will be back in santa clara county in front of a judge to face justice soon. in sunnyvale. jesse gary ktvu, fox two news. thank you. jesse concerns about medical privacy coming up. we'll explain how authorities used facebook to prosecute a teenager f