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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

A mom was kidnapped in front of her baby in 1991 and later murdered. Police said the suspect had just gotten out of prison

James Lawhead Jr., 64, was arrested in connection with the cold case murder of Cindy Wanner, who was kidnapped and killed in 1991 - (Placer County Sheriff’s Office)

More than three decades after a young mother vanished from a California home – and found dead just weeks later – investigators say the mysterious cold case has finally been cracked, thanks to advances in DNA technology and facial recognition.

The 1991 kidnapping and murder of Cindy Wanner, a Placer County mother, had gone unsolved for 35 years. Then came a break in the case.

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