Las Vegas man arrested in California woman’s 1974 stabbing death

A Las Vegas antheral has been charged with execution successful a California slaying that occurred astir a half-century ago.

National City, California, constabulary said Carlin Cornett, 68, was arrested Tuesday astatine his location adjacent West Desert Inn Road and South Durango Drive. They said the long-haired antheral was linked by DNA grounds to the July 31, 1974, stabbing decease of Christy Allen Bryant, 22, arsenic she worked unsocial astatine a 7-Eleven convenience store successful National City.

Derek Aydelotte, an investigations lieutenant with National City police, said successful a quality merchandise that constabulary had gathered the killer’s humor from the country of the transgression 47 years agone and that detectives ne'er gave up connected solving the case.

“The DNA illustration from the humor grounds remained successful (a DNA database) and was searched regularly with nary hits,” Aydelotte said.

A telephone telephone to Cornett’s residence successful Las Vegas was not instantly returned connected Monday.

Aydelotte said caller advancements successful DNA investigating led investigators to Cornett. The San Diego County territory attorney’s bureau issued a connection saying Cornett was identified arsenic a fishy with the assistance of a genealogist with the territory attorney’s grant-funded “Cold Homicide and Research Genealogy Effort.”

“We are committed to solving acold lawsuit homicides and prosecuting killers successful collaboration with our instrumentality enforcement partners,” San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said.

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