DNA Evidence Leads Iowa Police to Suspect in 1979 Murder of 18-Year-Old Woman

Michelle Martinko, 18, was found stabbed to death in the parking lot of Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Dec. 20, 1979. Cedar Rapids Police Department

DNA evidence led police officers in Iowa to a suspect in a 1979 murder of an 18-year-old woman.

Michelle Martinko was found stabbed to death in the parking lot of Westdale Mall just after 4 a.m. on Dec. 20 of that year.