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DNA Breakthrough Solves 1987 Vallejo Child Murder, Wrongfully Accused Man Cleared

DNA Breakthrough Solves 1987 Vallejo Child Murder, Wrongfully Accused Man Cleared

The 1987 kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder of 6-year-old Jeremy Stoner in Vallejo, California, has finally been solved thanks to a DNA breakthrough. After more than three decades, authorities have arrested Fred Cain III, bringing closure to a case that saw another man wrongly accused and tried twice for the crime. The Solano County District […]