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The suspected killer of a 23-year-old college student on a hiking trail in Arizona<\/a> has been identified decades after the brutal murder thanks to developments in DNA technology, authorities said Friday.<\/p>\n

On June 13, 1987, Cathy Sposito rode her mountain bike to the Thumb Butte Trail\u00a0near Prescott and began hiking around 7 a.m., investigators with the Yavapai County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a> said during a news conference.<\/p>\n

Hikers in the area later reported hearing screams for help, according to Sheriff David Rhodes, but they did not reach Sposito in time. The 23-year-old was found with a .22 caliber gunshot to an eye, stabbed and bludgeoned with a wrench, Rhodes said.<\/p>\n

Since DNA analysis was not being used at the time of Sposito\u2019s murder, authorities were unable to identify the suspected killer. But 36 years later, investigators now have a name.<\/p>\n

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“Cathy Sposito, I am saying today with high confidence today, was murdered by Bryan Scott Bennett,” Rhodes said.<\/p>\n

Bennett was just a 16-year-old high school student in Prescott at the time Sposito was killed,<\/a> according to officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In April 1990, Bennett had attacked and sexually assaulted a second victim on the same trail and at the same time of day as Sposito, the sheriff said.<\/p>\n

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DNA evidence from the second attack ultimately led detectives to link Bennett to the murder of Sposito and at least two other sexual assaults.<\/a> The victims of the three other attacks all survived.<\/p>\n

Bennett, however, returned to his home state of Kentucky in 1994 and died by suicide, officials said. His body was exhumed and authorities obtained a complete DNA profile, which positively matched DNA recovered from both attacks.<\/p>\n

“Through the work of dedicated volunteers, numerous detectives and the many partners who give their time and their hearts to solving these cold cases, 4 women in were given either closure, peace or validation today,” said Rhodes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/arizona-sheriff-identifies-suspected-killer-1987-cold-case-murder-college-student-hiking-trial <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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