What happened to Karen Stitt Case explored as Hawaii man is arrested over 1982 murder of teen × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout SK POP Feature What happened to Karen Stitt Case explored as Hawaii man is arrested over 1982 murder of teen By Shiwaani Pai Modified 11 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Ramirez was charged with Stitt's murder following a DNA test (Image via Sunnyvale PD) A man from Hawaii has been detained after DNA tests identified him as a suspect in the 1982 murder of a 15-year-old girl, Karen Stitt, who was kidnapped from a bus stop in Northern California. After claiming that 75-year-old Gary Ramirez's DNA matched the blood on Karen Stitt's leather jacket and the 4-foot cinder block wall where he left her, Sunnyvale police detained him in Maui last week. According to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, Karen Stitt, 15, was last seen by her boyfriend on the evening of September 2, 1982, when he left her at a Sunnyvale, California, bus stop. According to a criminal complaint, her boyfriend left after dropping Karen Stitt off as he was concerned about arriving home late. Sunnyvale DPS@SunnyvaleDPS75 year old Gary Gene Ramirez has been arrested in connection with the 1982 cold case homicide of 15 year old Karen Stitt. Media contact: Captain Fabian Monge 408-220-5144More here: local.nixle.com/alert/9589238/…471475 year old Gary Gene Ramirez has been arrested in connection with the 1982 cold case homicide of 15 year old Karen Stitt. Media contact: Captain Fabian Monge 408-220-5144More here: local.nixle.com/alert/9589238/… https://t.co/uTkxxxVRB5 Karen Stitt's body was discovered the following morning, close to a cinder block wall around 100 yards from the stop. According to the complaint, investigators found that she had suffered 59 stab wounds in addition to being abused. The case was unsolved for many years until a tip led investigators to Gary Ramirez, who was apprehended on August 2 and charged with murder at his home in Maui, Hawaii, the District Attorney's Office said. Ramirez is detained in a Maui jail while he awaits his extradition hearing in California on Wednesday. According to the Santa Clara District Attorney's Office, Ramirez will be charged with murder, kidnapping, and r*pe after being extradited. If found guilty, he would be sentenced to life in jail without the possibility of parole. DA Jeff Rosen of Santa Clara County stated: "Behind every old murder file in every major police department, there is a person, heartbreak, and a mystery. The mystery of Karen Stitt's death has been solved thanks to advances in forensic science and a detective that would never, ever give up." DNA technology helps solve Karen Stitt s case Preciousiamru@Preciousiamru@SunnyvaleDPS @kron4news @ABC7 @mercnews @nbcbayarea @abc7newsbayarea @henrykleeKTVU @DionLimTV @SaraStinsonNews @HeatherKTVU @SunnyvaleSun I hope they keep up the gd work using DNA ? to solve old & new cases2@SunnyvaleDPS @kron4news @ABC7 @mercnews @nbcbayarea @abc7newsbayarea @henrykleeKTVU @DionLimTV @SaraStinsonNews @HeatherKTVU @SunnyvaleSun I hope they keep up the gd work using DNA ? to solve old & new cases Cold case investigators in Santa Clara County say they used DNA technology connected to family tree genealogy, the same investigative procedure that resulted in the Golden State Killer's capture and guilty plea in 2018. It started with breakthroughs in DNA analysis, which allowed detectives to construct the DNA profile of an unknown male suspect in 2000 using DNA from blood and other samples found at the scene. The DNA study allowed them to definitively rule out Karen Stitt's boyfriend as a suspect, but the complaint claimed that the profile did not match anything available in the DNA databases that were at their disposal. Julia Prodis Sulek@juliasulekSunnyvale cold case: 40 years later, suspect in Karen Stitt's killing arrested #coldcase #sunnyvale mercurynews.com/2022/08/09/she…107Sunnyvale cold case: 40 years later, suspect in Karen Stitt's killing arrested #coldcase #sunnyvale mercurynews.com/2022/08/09/she… It wasn't until Det. Matthew Hutchison received a tip in 2021 that he began looking into Ramirez and his brothers as potential suspects, eventually zeroing in on Gary Ramirez. A lab established earlier this year, using a DNA sample acquired from Ramirez's child, that there was "very strong statistical support" that the DNA collected at the crime scene matched Ramirez. SFGATE@SFGate"Behind every old murder file ... there is a person, heartbreak, and a mystery.”Read more: trib.al/BemDG0m1"Behind every old murder file ... there is a person, heartbreak, and a mystery.”Read more: trib.al/BemDG0m https://t.co/FkT8NOGOku According to investigators, Ramirez, a former bug exterminator, had no criminal history. Rudy Ramirez, his older brother, who also resides in Maui, claimed his brother would never murder anyone. Henry K. Lee@henrykleeKTVUGary Gene Ramirez, 75, arrested by @SunnyvaleDPS at his Maui home in 1982 stabbing death of Karen Stitt, near bus stop at El Camino Real & S. Wolfe. Cold-case cracked w/@SantaClaraDA, seeking first-degree murder charge w/special circumstances232Gary Gene Ramirez, 75, arrested by @SunnyvaleDPS at his Maui home in 1982 stabbing death of Karen Stitt, near bus stop at El Camino Real & S. Wolfe. Cold-case cracked w/@SantaClaraDA, seeking first-degree murder charge w/special circumstances https://t.co/jU4oDxEeHf According to the District Attorney's Office, the plan to arrest Ramirez required "months of planning and was a coordinated effort" by Santa Clara County, Maui law enforcement, and federal authorities. Reportedly, a grant was provided by the US Justice Department to the District Attorney's Office to aid in the investigation and prosecution of cold cases. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Sohan Dasgupta × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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