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DNA Breakthrough Solves 35-Year-Old Charlotte Murder
20 Feb
Summary
- Suspect arrested for 1991 murder after DNA linked him to victim.
- New DNA technology analyzed old evidence, leading to the breakthrough.
- The suspect admitted to being at the victim's home and having contact.
A suspect, Marion Gales, has been charged with the first-degree murder of Kim Thomas, a Charlotte mother whose death occurred 35 years ago. The arrest, which took place the day before he appeared before a judge, was a direct result of advancements in DNA testing technology.
New details emerging from court documents indicate that a neighbor had reported a man, later identified as Gales, claiming to be a police officer at his door hours before Thomas' body was discovered. Another witness reported seeing Gales with blood on his shirt that same day.
