Ericp Cupo News Today

The John Doe in a 24-year-old Santa Cruz murder case is no longer a John Doe, as he has been identified as Eric Cupo, though the suspects pleaded guilty back in 2000 and have been locked up since.

California officials used genetic genealogy to identify a murder victim dating back to December 27, 1998 when police found a body "wrapped in a tarp."

The victim of a 1998 murder in Santa Cruz County has finally been identified by authorities.

Detectives from the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office said they have at long last identified a young man who was murdered more than two decades ago.