The Newport Beach Police Department announced on Aug. 9 that it solved a 1980 cold case murder of an Irvine resident using cutting-edge developments in genetic genealogy and forensic crime-solving.
On Nov. 26, 1980, 42-year-old Judy Nesbitt was showing her family’s boat, called the “Felicidad IV,” to a man she believed to be a potential buyer, when the suspect—now identified as Kenneth Marks—attacked her in the sleeping quarters of the boat. After a violent struggle, Marks allegedly shot Nesbitt in the head.
