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There are 50 unsolved homicides in Santa Barbara County, including
22 in the city. But detectives hope advances in forensic technology
will link killers still walking the streets to evidence once considered
useless. The News-Press highlights four of these cold cases in a
three-part series by crime reporter Dawn Hobbs in the hope that
someone in the community holds the missing clues that can finally
put those victims to rest.
In search of Kym's
killer
Kym Morgan met a stranger who answered her classified ad on April
28, 1985. Four days later, her dismembered body was found off East
Camino Cielo.
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New police unit will delve
into
old homicide cases
Police Chief Cam Sanchez formed a Cold Case Unit that combines fresh
eyes and advanced forensic technology to crack slayings that stumped
original investigators.
How to catch a killer
Criminalists tell how analysis of blood spatters and ballistics
can link a suspect to the crime.
How do you get inside the
mind of a murderer?
John Douglas, a former FBI agent who has interviewed hundreds of
killers and helped pioneer criminal personality profiling, explains
how to get inside a killer's mind.
Databank helping find killers
The state's Cold Hits databank may help local law enforcement identify
killers by DNA.
Who killed Lori Rosen?
Lori Rosen, a 19-year-old SBCC student, was found strangled to death
March 7, 1977, in her Montecito apartment. Detectives suspect the
killer is someone she knew.
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Did Esther die trying to flee?
Esther Taboada, a mother of two, was stabbed in the Sears parking
lot in 1992. Her husband is suspected of killing her because she
wanted a divorce. He is now believed to be hiding somewhere in Mexico.
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Did Frank fall prey to a serial killer?
The stories of Frank Gomez, who was found stabbed to death in 1995
at the Santa Barbara Bowl. A gray hair discovered at the scene may
prove who stabbed him to death.
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SANTA BARBARA'S UNSOLVED
KILLINGS
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YOU CAN HELP
If you have information about any of these crimes, you can call
the Santa Barbara Police Department's Cold Case Unit at 897-2320
or 897-2426 or call the unit's Anonymous Tipline at 569-COPS.
Or you may call the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department Tip
Line at 681-4171.
You can also send an e-mail to tipline@newspress.com.
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