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Authorities said Wednesday they have solved the 1988 killing of a San Diego County woman, but the suspect died in an Indiana house fire two decades ago.

Finally knowing who was responsible for her 29-year-old sister Diane Dahn's murder in 1988, Victoria Dahn-Minter couldn't hold back tears.

Authorities say they've solved the 1988 killing of a San Diego County woman — but the suspect died in an Indiana house fire two decades ago.

After nearly 34 years, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department solved the murder of Diane Dahn.

After nearly 34 years, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department solved the murder of Diane Dahn.

After nearly 34 years, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department solved the murder of Diane Dahn.

On May 2, 1988, 2-year-old Mark Beyer was found wandering on his own in a San Diego-area apartment complex. His mother had been stabbed to death in their apartment. After 34 years,...

Diane Dahn was found stabbed to death in her Santee apartment in 1988.

Investigators relied on testing of fingernail scrapings and a hair recovered from Diane Dahn's hands, authorities said.

The San Diego Sheriff's Department has solved the cold-case murder of Diane Dahn, who was 29 years old when she was stabbed to death in her apartment in 1988.