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SANTA ANA, Calif. A cold case murder from 1996 was solved as a result of DNA evidence. Police obtained a warrant for the suspect and he was taken into custody in Mexico last October. Now he’s been returned to the U.S., according to authorities.
On June 27, 1996, at 1:05 p.m., Santa Ana Police officers responded to the 500 block of S. Spruce Street regarding a call of unknown trouble after a roommate found a resident dead in the restroom from apparent stab wounds, Santa Ana police said in a press statement.
The Orange County Coroner’s Division conducted their investigation and identified the victim as Julio Franco, 24, of Santa Ana.