Arrested James Ray Gary (76) Fairfield CA, DNA in 2 murders
Jul 22, 2022 0:30:09 GMT
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SOLANO COUNTY, Calif. —
A Northern California man has been arrested in connection to multiple cold cases that spanned three jurisdictions in the Bay Area and more than three decades after DNA analysis linked him to the murders, authorities said.
James Ray Gary, 76, from Fairfield, was arrested on Tuesday after DNA matched three cases together, the Solano County Sheriff's Office said in a release on Thursday.
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The first case was in July of 1980.
A woman was found dead inside a home in Union City in Alameda County. It was determined that Latrelle Lindsay, 46, was strangled to death and had blunt force injuries. She had also been the victim of sexual assault.
A DNA sample was later sent to a law enforcement database, but no match was made.
The second case was in March of 1996.
A body was discovered in the bushes by Caltrans on Highway 780 in Vallejo. Winifred Douglas, 46, was killed in a similar way with asphyxia and blunt force trauma to the head and neck, authorities said.
It wasn't until 2003 that evidence from the Vallejo killing was able to be sent to the California Department of Justice for DNA analysis. Authorities said a single DNA profile was found, but again no match was made.
The two killings were connected in 2012
The Solano County Sheriff's Office was informed in 2012 that the DNA profile from the Vallejo murder matched a piece of evidence from the Union City murder. But again, no match to a suspect was made.
Those two cases were then linked to a sex crime investigation in 2021 by the North Bay Police Department. Authorities were notified the DNA profile matched the two killings this month.
The newest case led them to Gary as a possible suspect. Detectives were able to collect a DNA sample from him to compare it to the crimes.
The Solano County Sheriff's Office was notified on Monday that the DNA sample was a match to all three crimes.
Gary was arrested and booked into Solano County Jail for homicide charges. He is being held without bail. Authorities said additional charges are expected to be filed in connection to the 1980 homicide.
"We are hopeful that this arrest can help bring some closure to the families and friends that have been seeking justice for as much as 40 years," the Solano County Sheriff's Office said.
If you have information relating to the 1996 Solano County homicide, please contact Solano Sheriff Investigations at 707-784-7050. If you have information relating to the 1980 Union City homicide, please contact Union City PD Investigations at 510-675-5227.
SOLANO COUNTY, Calif. —
A Northern California man has been arrested in connection to multiple cold cases that spanned three jurisdictions in the Bay Area and more than three decades after DNA analysis linked him to the murders, authorities said.
James Ray Gary, 76, from Fairfield, was arrested on Tuesday after DNA matched three cases together, the Solano County Sheriff's Office said in a release on Thursday.
Advertisement
The first case was in July of 1980.
A woman was found dead inside a home in Union City in Alameda County. It was determined that Latrelle Lindsay, 46, was strangled to death and had blunt force injuries. She had also been the victim of sexual assault.
A DNA sample was later sent to a law enforcement database, but no match was made.
The second case was in March of 1996.
A body was discovered in the bushes by Caltrans on Highway 780 in Vallejo. Winifred Douglas, 46, was killed in a similar way with asphyxia and blunt force trauma to the head and neck, authorities said.
It wasn't until 2003 that evidence from the Vallejo killing was able to be sent to the California Department of Justice for DNA analysis. Authorities said a single DNA profile was found, but again no match was made.
The two killings were connected in 2012
The Solano County Sheriff's Office was informed in 2012 that the DNA profile from the Vallejo murder matched a piece of evidence from the Union City murder. But again, no match to a suspect was made.
Those two cases were then linked to a sex crime investigation in 2021 by the North Bay Police Department. Authorities were notified the DNA profile matched the two killings this month.
The newest case led them to Gary as a possible suspect. Detectives were able to collect a DNA sample from him to compare it to the crimes.
The Solano County Sheriff's Office was notified on Monday that the DNA sample was a match to all three crimes.
Gary was arrested and booked into Solano County Jail for homicide charges. He is being held without bail. Authorities said additional charges are expected to be filed in connection to the 1980 homicide.
"We are hopeful that this arrest can help bring some closure to the families and friends that have been seeking justice for as much as 40 years," the Solano County Sheriff's Office said.
If you have information relating to the 1996 Solano County homicide, please contact Solano Sheriff Investigations at 707-784-7050. If you have information relating to the 1980 Union City homicide, please contact Union City PD Investigations at 510-675-5227.
