Florida Judge to Murder Suspect on Run for 40 Years: ‘You Knew You Were Running From Something’

Hillsborough County cold case murder suspect Donald Santini is led out of the courtroom moments after he is denied bond during his bond hearing in Tampa, Fla., on July 6, 2023. Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP

TAMPA, Fla.—A judge in Florida has ordered a 65-year-old California fugitive held without bond in connection with the death of a woman nearly 40 years ago.

Donald Santini was arrested by U.S. marshals in California last month, and extradited to Florida. He had used at least 13 aliases over the years.