A 1975 homicide cold case is one step closer to being solved thanks to a coffee cup.
David Sinopoli was arrested Sunday and charged in the 1975 killing of Lindy Sue Biechler. Police used a discarded coffee cup to compare Sinopoli's DNA with another sample collected at the crime scene decades ago.
in her own home. For decades investigators had chased down leads, but it wasn't until they used advanced DNA and genealogy tracking that Sinopoli became a suspect. Autopsy reports showed that Biechler was stabbed 19 times in her neck, chest and back and had defensive wounds. There were signs of an obvious struggle and DNA evidence was collected though DNA testing would not enter the U.S. legal system for at least another decade.with the help of advanced analysis from Parabon NanoLabs, investigators turned back to focus on Biechler's case.
Moore said she then narrowed the candidates down further with court records, newspaper archives and more. Eventually, Sinopoli became the prominent suspect and Moore gave that information to the law enforcement teams. Prior to the tip, Adams said, Sinopoli was never on the radar of possible suspects.
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