Two decades after a Utah stabbing death, DNA evidence leads to an arrest
DNA evidence led to an arrest in Utah in a fatal 2005 stabbing that went unsolved for almost 20 years, the Salt Lake County sheriff announced.
DNA evidence led to an arrest in Utah in a fatal 2005 stabbing that went unsolved for almost 20 years, the Salt Lake County sheriff announced.
Mark Munoz, 53, was arrested Thursday on a murder charge in the killing of Jason Royter, who was found dead from stab wounds in his home in Magna on Aug. 6, 2005, the sheriff’s office said Friday.
The break in the case came when Munoz, described as someone homeless who moves around a lot, was accused of committing a crime in another state and had a DNA sample entered into an index system, Sheriff's Detective Ben Pendern said.
From left, Niki Price, Andrew Royter and Stephani Perschon address the media in South Salt Lake, Utah, on Friday after an arrest was made in the Jason Royter cold case.Salt Lake City County Sheriff's Office via Facebook“These kinds of cases take a toll on families, and this family has not given up,” Sheriff Rosie Rivera said at a news conference. “We don’t give up, either.”
Royter was a 33-year-old father of two when his girlfriend discovered him dead, officials said. The case went cold after about 10 years, and the tips stopped coming in.
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