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A 75-year-old resident of Hawaii has been arrested and charged for the rape and murder of a 15-year-old Palo Alto girl in 1982, authorities announced Tuesday.

A 75-year-old resident of Hawaii has been arrested and charged for the rape and murder of a 15-year-old Palo Alto girl in 1982, authorities announced Tuesday.

A detective said he arrested Ramirez, who appeared so shocked he could say little more than, "Oh my gosh."

DNA technology has helped investigators make an arrest in the 1982 slaying of a 15-year-old girl who was abducted in Northern California from a bus stop, raped and killed. A 75-year-old Hawaiʻi man is in custody.

The Santa Clara district attorney's office said authorities had arrested a 75-year-old Hawaii man in connection with the 1982 sexual assault and murder of Karen Stitt.

DNA Leads to Arrest of Maui Man in 1982 California Killing

The Santa Clara district attorney's office said authorities had arrested a 75-year-old Hawaii man in connection with the 1982 sexual assault and murder of Karen Stitt.

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

Police arrested Gary Ramirez, 75, in Maui after they say his DNA matched the blood from Karen Stitt’s leather jacket and the 4-foot cinder block wall where the killer left her after stabbing her... #garyramirez #leatherjacket #busstoppolice #karenstitt

Authorities say DNA taken from a child helped solved the death of Karen Stitt, who was found about 100 yards away from where she was last seen.