naomi sanders was found dead in her apartment in 1973. forensic examinations determined she was a victim of sexual assault and killed by strange gu lation. it wasn't until 2014 when they ran dna evidence through available databases for years without any luck. in 2019 using genetic genealogy, they found their match. robert dale edwards was the suspect and he died back in 1993 but vallejo police are proud to have finally found justice for naomi sanders. >>> today a rally is planned for an el determine man attacked and robbed while collecting recyclables. it is at 2:00 p.m. near the crime scene in san francisco. the weekend attack was captured on video that went viral after it was posted online. the victim who is recovering has been identified now, but it is not clear whether san francisco police have identified any suspects in this case. >>> oakland's high school will remain closed until at least march 9th as they conduct tests. tc e was discovered in ground water beneath the school. tests are to determine whether the cancer causing chemica

>>over the span of 5 decades vallejo police never gave up on trking down naomi sanders killer. she was a 57 year-old apartment complex manager back on february 27th 1973 and led on property when she was sexually assaulted and straled in her unit on oakwood avenue that day she lived alone and had no chldren. >>a murder case remaid unsolved until recently when dna stin of a aman sample found on her clothing turned up some leads througthe years detectives traveled to different states to find a match to the killer eventually when they couldn't trace the dna to the murder directly. they research potential family members that led them to rort edwards. he was 22 years old at the time of the killi and it turns out at e point his father worked with naomi sanders. wh police learned edwards died back in 1993 of drug overdose in napa county and that hiremains were hisbiological son who lives o out of state. my testing his dna they re able to confirm the seaman samples long to his father robert edwards, the killer who d several run-ins with the law including assault with a deadly weapon and

. >>47 years ago today, naomi sanders was murdered in the layout now thanksto dna evidence and advanced technology quitforcefully to call reports a case that had gone cold for arly half a century s been solved. >>naomi sanderwas the manager an apartment complex on oakwood avenue in vallejo where she made her homeback on february 2719 73. >>the day police y the 57 year-old was sexually assaulted and strangled. she lived alone witnesses were difficult to come by and her murder remained unsolved until recently in 2014 dna testing of or clothing revealed a seaman stain and over the years investigators ran the results through a database, hoping for a direct match to a suspect. when those leadran dry police partnered with the lato tr and link the dna evidence to the suspect's family members. the search require detecves to fly to different states and eventually investigators narrow eir sights on robert edwards, he was 22 years old at the time of the murderand police later learned that at with naomi sanders when police learned during the course of the investigation that edwards had died back in

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on this date in 1973, naomi sanders was strangled in her vallejo apartment. for years investigators hit dead ends. then in 2014 a family friend hoped dna testing would finally kill her. investigators got a hit with the son of the killer who had submitted his dna. >> and we submitted it and they were able to confirm based on the simple we submitted that the son was a direct descendent. >> police identified the killer as robert dale edwards who died in 1993 of a drug overdose. we expect to learn more later today. >>> focusing on the east bay where those protesting a rate hike plan to hold a rally today. they are protesting by not paying their rent, which they call a rent strike. they live in a complex in oakland and last paid their rent five months ago. this is when the landlord upped their rates. they are now negotiating with the landlords but aren't getting anywhere. the group moms for housing plans to attend today's rally. >>> we should get a better idea how far we are behind in sierra snowpack levels. all of this is really critical for water levels during t

naomi sanders was found dead in her apartment in 1973. she was the victim of sexual assault and strangle. in 2014, detectives completed testing on her close. they found stains from bodily fluids. detectives ran dna evidence without lot. last year using dna genealogy analysis detectives found their match. robert edwards using dna from his son. he died in 1993 and was cremated. >>> facebook is adding a feature to let the users track political content to see which presidential campaign is it cpay for the posts on facebook and instagram but now everyone can see the source. >> still ahead on kpix 5 , a billion-dollar repair bill for a northbay highway and a controversial proposal to pay for. >> find out how people feel about paying tolls to drive highway 37. >>> burned out and reborn. where the lounge will serve dim sum again. >>> the dry february being felt in the sierra snow pack. what the managers found when they ran their test today. >>> streaming now and you can find us on kpix.com , the news app or your flavor platform. and provides a 10

they believe robert edwards raped and killed 57-year-old naomi sanders who was found strangled in her apartment in vallejo in 1973. last year, authorities matched dna from the scene to edwards who died of 1993, but they used dna from his son to help confirm the match. the family of the victim is thanking everyone who worked on the neigh open's in i'm naomi sanders case. >>> the public meeting last night drew both supporters and opponents of the former chief. the decision to fire the chief sent shock waves through the department. but some say they weren't surprised by the commissioner's decision. . >> we have been asking for the firing of the police chief for one year, almost one year, and i am so glad it happened. >> this commission is a disgrace. members bashed chief kirkpatrick in the oakland police department social media and certain members are staying up writing up conspiracy theories oakland police officers are responding to calls for service with little support from the kirkpatrick last week without tido . a better job to address racial disparities after an investigation found

naomi sanders was found sexual assaulted and strangled in her vallejo apartment in 1973. in 2014 detectives were able to recover dna from her clothing. then last year a genealogy database turned up a family match to robert dale edwards. edwards died in 1993. >>> still to come new video of a car careening off a bay area cliff, tonight the woman behind the wheel tells her story. >>> a funeral procession takes a bizarre turn when a car thief steals the hearse. >> the first thing you think of is oh, that poor family. what if that was my mom? then you find out it is. >>> lori loughlin's lawyers say they have new evidence tonight proving she is the victim in the college admission scandal. >>> terrifying new dashcam video shows a car sailing over the side of the road near saratoga. amazingly the woman behind the wheel survived and tonight she is telling her story to reporter jeff nguyen. >> i'm dead. >> reporter: this woman didn't think she would survive when her car went off state route 9 in northern california last friday. >> i was scared. first of all, dying alone is somethin

naomi sanders was found sexual assaulted and strangled in her vallejo apartment in 1973. in 2014 detectives were able to recover dna from her clothing. then last year a genealogy database turned up a family match to robert dale edwards. edwards died in 1993. >>> still to come new video of a car careening off a bay area cliff, tonight the woman behind the wheel tells her story. >>> a funeral procession takes a bizarre turn when a car thief steals the hearse. >> the first thing you think of is oh, that poor family. what if that was my mom? then you find out it is. night proving she the victim in the college admission scandal. steyer: wall street banks took advantage of millions of americans during the recession. so, my wife kat and i took action. we started a non-profit community bank with a simple theory- give people a fair deal and real economic power. invest in the community. in businesses owned by women and people of color. in affordable housing. the difference between words and actions matters. that's a lesson politicians in washington could use right now. i'm tom stey

naomi sanders was raped and murdered in her apartment in vallejo. she lived alone and was the on-site manager for that apartment complex. a forensic exam determined that she was strangled to death. detectives gathered evidence and kept it in storage. in 2014 a family friend hoped dna testing could help find the killer. and through a public data base filled with dna genealogy, they found a match. >> we eventually were able to identify one of these leads as living out of state in the state of louisiana. we sent detectives out to the state of louisiana in an attempt to locate discarded dna from this individual, which we ultimately did. >> police identified the killer as robert dale edwards, pictured here. they say he died in 1993 of a drug overdose. >>> a cause of death has been revealed in the death of a stanford student. the bod yif antoine weiner was found in a fraternity house last month. he died of fentd-nil toxicity. fentanyl is an opioid stronger than morphine and blamed for a number of rising deaths across the country. his death has been ruled

they believe robert edwards raped and killed 57-year-old naomi sanders who was found strangled in her apartment in vallejo in 1973. last year authorities matched dna from the scene to edwards. now he died of a drug overdose in 1993. but they used dna from his son to help confirm the match. the victim's family is grateful to everyone who worked on the case. >>> the oakland police commission met since the firing of anne kirkpatrick. it drew supporters and opponents. the decision to fighter chief sent shock waves through the department. but some say they were not surprised by the commission's decision. . >> we have been asking for the firing of the police chief for one year, almost one year. i am so glad it happened. >> this commission is a disgrace. members bashed the chief in the open oakland police department social media and members are up staying late at night writing conspiracy theories. . >> the commission fired kirkpatrick without cause last week. >>> time is 4:49. police say they have to do a better job to deal with racial disbearities after an investigation found that african a

police solve the murder of naomi sanders, she was an lived the property on er and oakwood avenue. she was sually assaulted and strangled in her apartment, new dna testing of the evidence help police fi the killer they believe it wa robert edwards who died in 1993 of a drug overdose o napa county. thfamily of the victim, thank the police department for the hard work peace. a corruption scaal in that rocked the san frcisco, public wos department is looking even bigger this morning. the citattorney issued 14 additional subpoenas to contractors companies linked to a project at fy 5 fy fulton street it's all tied to former publc works director mohammed nuru he stepped down aft being arrested and charged in a federal public corruption along with a restaurant owner nick bovis listed have to turn over e records tied to neuro which might show any sign of th alleged bribery. you can find that list to kron 4 dot com. >>here's a quick outside aswe head to break time now is 9.37 and look at the san mateo idge shows the traffic on 92 is moving really well this morning under sunny skies, robin w

police have solved the murder of naomi sander shwas an apartment complex manager and lived on the property on oakwood avenue she was sexually assaulted and strangled in her apartment and new dna testing avenue of evidence help police find her killer robert wards. he died ba in 1993 of a drug family of the victim have he thanked the police department now for their hard work saying that naom may now rest in peace. a corruption scandal that rocked the san francisco, public works department is looking bigger than first repoed the city attorney has now issued 14 additional subpoenas to contractors a companies linked to a project at 5.55 fulton street. this is all tied to former public works director mohammed nuru our new room. he stepped down afr he was arrested and charged in a federal public corruption case along with restaurantowner nick bovis the new subpoenas mean that these of thosthat have be records tied to new rule which might show any sign f alleged bribery. you can find a list of information on this case on our website at kron 4 docom. >>time now 7.41 coming up on the kron 00:am morn

they say that dna evidence shows that robert edwards is the prime suspect in the and murder of naomi sanders. in 1973 she was found strangled in her apartment in vallejo. last year authorities matched dna from the scene to edwards who died of a drug overdose in 1993. they use dna from edward's son to help confirm the match. the family of the victim says they are grateful to everyone who worked on the case. >>> we have new information about the gunmen opened fire at a milwaukee brewery yesterday killing five coworkers before taking his own life. investigator's have identified the shooter as 51-year-old anthony farrell. they say he was an electrician at that molson brewery company. there was a long-standing dispute between the gunmen and a coworker. the victims ranged in age from 33 to 50 years old. the brewery is one of the largest in the country with about 1000 employees. it had operated for years as miller brewing. the plant is now closed to allow workers time to grieve. >>> up next after the break, more on the coronavirus, how schools are trying to prevent the virus from spreading in the b