DNA links a suspected Chicago-area serial killer who died in 1981 to a woman’s 1979 death

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DNA links a suspected Chicago-area serial ******* who ***** in 1981 to a woman’s 1979 ******

NORTH AURORA, Ill. (AP) — DNA found on the clothing of a suburban Chicago woman who was kidnapped and ******* 45 years ago matches that of a suspected serial ******* who ***** two years later, authorities said Wednesday.

The DNA of Bruce Lindahl, who is

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as many as a dozen women and ******, was confirmed to be on Kathy Halle’s clothing, authorities said.

Authorities believe Halle was abducted in March 1979 after leaving her North Aurora apartment complex. Her body was found weeks later in the Fox River, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) west of Chicago, North Aurora police Detective Ryan Peat said at a news conference.

In 1981, Lindahl was found ***** in an apartment in Naperville, another of Chicago’s western suburbs. Police said he apparently accidentally slashed a major artery in his own leg and bled to ****** while fatally stabbing an 18-year-old man in the home. Many photos of ****** women later were discovered in Lindahl’s apartment. His ******** were exhumed in 2019 for DNA testing.

In 2020, authorities announced that Lindahl’s DNA linked him to the

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of 16-year-old Pamela Maurer, whose body was found by a motorist along a roadside in the village of Lisle.

In Halle’s case, prosecutors determined that the “science was good, that it did in fact show that the DNA that was found on Kathy’s clothing belonged to Bruce Lindahl,” Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser told reporters Wednesday.

“As such, had he not ******* himself while in a *******, we would have authorized first-degree ******* charges against Bruce Lindahl and we would have proceeded to trial on that,” Mosser continued.

Halle’s family said in a statement that revisiting the case has been difficult, but they are grateful to have closure after 45 years.

“Thanks to advancements in DNA technology and groundbreaking investigative tools, we are hopeful that other families won’t have to endure the same pain and uncertainty that we faced for so many years,” the family said. “We extend our heartfelt thanks to the North Aurora Police Department and all the agencies and organizations involved for their dedication, persistence, and for never giving up, even when the odds seemed impossible.”

At the time of his ******, Lindahl was a suspect in the

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. Authorities believed Lindahl abducted the woman from a suburban shopping center, and ****** her in his Aurora home before she managed to escape and call police from a neighbor’s house.

He was charged then released from jail after posting bail. Days before she was to testify at his trial, Colliander vanished, forcing prosecutors to drop the charges in 1981.

In 1982, several months after Lindahl’s ******, Colliander’s body was discovered by a farmer in a shallow grave. An autopsy was unable to determine how she *****, but her ****** was ruled a *********.

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