. >> reporter: jaime was only 10 when his mother, kathy miramontes was killed. now 35 years later fremont police have opened the case. this started when an officer tested cold case dna evidence and found it did not match anyone in the national data base. investigators hope they can retest the dna with more advanced technology. police are also reinterviewing family, friends, and acquaintances, hoping to get new leads. >> it's been 35 years. you have nothing to fear now. please speak up. let's get this -- let's get some closure here. not just for me but for my grandparents, who are both 88. >> reporter: patino remembers the night of march 7th, 1982. his mother left their union city home to pick up some cigarettes. >> i had just spoken with her. i'd just seen her right here in this very dining room. >> reporter: the young mother, just 25, was found dead the next morning in fremont. miramontes was acquainted with drug dealers. this is where police say someone dumped the badly beaten body of kathy miramontes in fremont next to the alameda creek. that's about four mil

(dan)family and police are convinced someone out there knows something about kathy miramontes murder and her family is hoping one final push by police will give them some closure. this photo of kathy miramontes and her two sons was taken just months before she was murdered sot jaime patino (puh-teen-yo)/victim's son 10-20i was ten years old i still remember my mom, i remember the last night i saw her she had to go to the store, i wanted to go with her, it was a sunday night , she said no she would be right back and that's the last time i ever saw her.the last night jaime patino saw his mom was more than 35 years ago her body was found the morning of march 8th 1982 on chase court in the niles district of fremont. sot geneva bosques/fremont police 35-43a female was laying on the ground, partially clothed, badly beaten, had lacerations to her body, it was pretty bad. despite a thorough investigation, miramontes' killer was never found but a little over two years ago, with patino's encouragement, the department's cold case unit returned to the murder soti do want to know, and i understan

. >> reporter: jaime was only 10 when his mother, kathy miramontes was killed.years later fremont police have opened the case. this started when an officer tested cold case dna evidence and found it did not match anyone in the national data base. investigators hope they can retest the dna with more advanced technology. police are also reinterviewing family, friends, and acquaintances, hoping to leads. >> it's been 35 years. you have nothing to fear now. please speak ehe.reup. ust for me but for my grandparents, who are both 88. >> reporter: patino remembers the night of march 7th, 1982. his mother left their union city home to pick up some cigarettes. >> i had just spoken with her. i'd just seen her right here in rois very dining .just 25, was found dead the net morning in fremont. miramontes was acquainted with drug dealers. this is where police say someone dumped the badly beaten body of kathy miramontes in fremont next to the alameda creek. that's about four miles away from her home. pittino says even if they don't get the answers they want he'll be okay know

the body of "kathy miramontes", was du i >>> new technology could help crack a cold case that dates back to 1928. the body of a woman was dumped in the fremont district. police say dna testing has given them new evidence to work with. and new interviews indicate the death could be tied to the sale or use of drugs. >>> lots of stuff. that's what firefighters say made this job so difficult. this was a look from our sky ranger. you can see the home on fleetwood drive packed with various items. some might call it junk which made it nearly impossible to access this home when it caught on fire. the person who lives there says he was out shopping when the fire ignited. >>> new legislation to pump the brakes on car burglaries in san francisco. the board of supervisors to remove rental stickers and bar codes from rental cars, making them less of a target. more than 20,000 burglaries between january and june. >>> one of the strangest plays we've ever seen in baseball and it will make you smile. we think. stay with us. oh, you brought butch. yeah! (butch growls at man) he's looking at me right now,

recent dna testing prompted authorities to reopen the investigation into the death of kathy miramontese 25-year-old's body was found on chase court in fremont march of 1982. her body showed severe signs of trauma ...and it was determined her death was a homicide...most likely from being beaten. the case went unsolved... however with new available technology...police have new leads. officers say the homicide was possibly related to drug use and sales. a suspect in this case... is still unknown. (vicki) sn francisco police are investigating a hate crime tareting an asian american family. the family says they were targeted after they put a 'black lives matter' sign in their window. police say someone wrote the homeowners two letters one of them using racial slurs directed towards asians. the letters demanding that the family take the signs down. the family contacted police and even the fbi. authorities are still looking for the person who sent the letter and right now they have no leads. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. an upper level lo

25, whole life ahead of her , still young and prettyjaime patino is talking about his mother kathy miramontes. he was only 10 when she was murdered but he remembers her wellsot jaime patino /victim's son 16-22her kindness, her kindness, she'd help anybody in need if you were a friend or family member she would do anything for you miramontes badly beaten body was discovered march 8th 1982 on chase court in the niles district of fremont.sot geneva bosques/fremont police 31-40we don't know where the crime occurred, that was her body was left by the suspect or their associates.despite a thorough investigation fremont police never found her killer but now with patino's encouragement the department's cold case unit is reinterviewing witnesses and reexamining evidence sotwe recently got back some results they did come back with dna of a person, however after looking at all of the databases that dna has not yet hit on anybody.police say miramontes ran with a bad crowd and was involved in drugs and that may have lead to her murder. now authorities and the family are hoping more than 3 decades later so

recent dna testing prompted authorities to reopen the investigation into the death of kathy miramontesr-old's body was found on chase court in fremont march of 1982. her body showed severe signs of trauma ...and it was determined her death was a homicide...most likely from being beaten.(sot) we don't know where the crime occurred, that was her body was left by the suspect or their associates. despite a thorough investigation ....the case went unsolved... however with new available technology...po lice have new leads. officers say the homicide was possibly related to drug use and sales. a suspect in this case... is still unknown. (vicki) crime is on the rise in san francisco... many times the victims are tourists parking rental cars in scenic spots. there were nearly 3,000 more property crimes in the first six months of this year than in the same time frame last year. those are crimes include auto smash and grabs. today the board of supervisors unanimously passed the first reading of legislation that would help reduce that number. the legislation would require car rental companies to ma

. >>> some new s leada mystery in fremont. 25 years ago someone kills kathy miramontes and dumped hern fremont. there is new dna evidence in the case, no more specifics. so far the computer has not come up with a match. now police are reaching out to the public for help. >> if you thought it was inconsequential back then, maybe that might be that little piece of evidence combined with a couple of other things may be what they need to solve the case. >> her two sons were 5 and 10 at the time of her death. em you have information, call t ming onto the alameda county court system. more cases are coming back to oakland. the county's superior court is reversing an earlier decision to move felony arraignments to the courthouse in dublin right across from santa rita jail. they were trying to save money and increase efficiency but e move would limit family access to their loved ones' court appearances. they also said it would be a challenge for people without cars. >>> a mural in vallejo dedicated to young lives lost has been painted over. christin ayers explains why a major movie studio is a

25, whole life ahead of her , still young and prettyjaime patino is talking about his mother kathy miramonteshe was only 10 when she was murdered but he remembers her wellsot jaime patino /victim's son 16-22her kindness, her kindness, she'd help anybody in need if you were a friend or family member she would do anything for you miramontes badly beaten body was discovered march 8th 1982 on chase court in the niles district of fremont.sot geneva bosques/fremont police 31-40we don't know where the crime occurred, that was her body was left by the suspect or their associates.despite a thorough investigation fremont police never found her killer but now with patino's encouragement the department's cold case unit is reinterviewing witnesses and reexamining evidence sotwe recently got back some results they did come back with dna of a person, however after looking at all of the databases that dna has not yet hit on anybody.police say miramontes ran with a bad crowd and was involved in drugs and that may have lead to her murder. now authorities and the family are hoping more than 3 decades later some

police reopened the cold case of kathy miramontes. >> reporter: was only 10 when his mother was killed. fremont police reopened the case. this started when tn cold cases dna evidence. and found it did not match anyone inhe t database. investigators hope they can he dna with more advanced technology. police are also reinterviewing family, friends, and acquaintances hoping to get new leads. >> it's been 35 years. you have nothing to fear now. please speak up. let's get some here not just for me but my grandparents who are both 88. thhtf m rchememrs be7, 1982. his mother left their union city home to pick up cigarettes. >> i had just spoken with her, saw her here in this very dining room. >> reporter: the young mother, just 25, was found dead the next morning in fremont. raescquated with drug dealers this is where they say the dead body was dumped next to the almeida creek about four miles away from her home. patino says even if they don't get the answers they want he'll be okay knowing they did everything they could to try to find her killer. elissa harrington, abc 7 news. >>> some of th

take vo --en fremont, la policia pide la ayuda del publico para resolver el homicidio de ''kathy ann miramontesdad.. --el caso, que no fue aclarado en ese entonces, se reabri hace dos aÑos.. y con ayuda de nueva tecnologia, se han descubierto nuevas pistas ..y ahora se piensa que el crimen pudo haber sido cometido en una ciudad cercana... vo lorena -- un sujeto que sufre de alteraciones mentales se atrincher en su vivienda esta tarde en san jos. -- el hombre cuyo nombre no fue revelado por las autoridades, tuvo una discusion con su madre, quien sali de la casa, al ver que su hijo comenz a destrozar la vivienda. -- la policia concluy el operativo para capturarlo....... alrededor de las nueve de la noche. cesar vo ---noche bastante apurada en la municialidad de oakland donde finalmente determinaron de manera unnime apoyar el programa "daca para los jovenes" --- los miembros del consejo brooks - kaplan y gallo se mostraron fastidiados por las desiciones del presidente donald trump y dijeron que ahora es el turno del congreso para que den la batalla por estos jvenes que contribuyen al pas. cesar -

. >> reporter: his mom, kathy ann miramontes was murdered. the mother of two, hop went by the nickname of sweety, was murdered. pettineo was at the same table where he talked to his mother for the last time. >> i came here sunday night. she came here into the house, had something to eat and left and we never saw her again. >> it rocked the community pretty well. i personally grew up a couple of blocks from where her body was found. i remember as a little girl. >> reporter: geneva bosques says that her badly beaten body was found here in the district, near the alameda creek trail on march 8, 1982, at 5:00 in the morning but they think she was murdered elsewhere, possibly in the niles or dakota neighborhoods. >> there were some lacerations in the body. we won't tell you exactly what the exact cause is but it was gruesome. >> reporter: miramontes was using drugs and was mixed one a bad crowd. her son asked police what was going on. >> i was impressed that they didn't think that my mom was just a person who was on drugs and she died, oh, well. bu

kathy ann miramontes was found on chase court in the niles disrict of fremont on march 8th, 19-82. body showed signs of extreme trauma. it was quickly deterimed to be a homicide. now miramontes' son has encouraged fremont p-d to reopen the case. re-interviewing witnesses and re-sending evidence to the lab for dna testing. d-n-a was discovered. though no match was found.<> (james) (james) fremont police say even a small nugget of information could turn things around. miramontes was 25 years old at the time of her killing. (darya) many people are upset this morning about the san francisco police department's push to arm officers with tasers. community members gathered last night to express their concerns. the community input session was meant to help determine the policy surrounding the use of tasers if they are approved. police say tasers would reduce shootings. but opponents say it's a danger to peopl