凤凰城男子在 2010 年 DNA 匹配后于 15 年谋杀案被捕。 Phoenix man arrested in 2010 murder after 15-year DNA match.

Edgar Mendoza, 35岁,于2025年9月29日在凤凰城被捕,罪名是2010年谋杀了69岁的Walter Zimmer, 他的尸体在公共汽车站被发现,身上有伤痕。 Edgar Mendoza, 35, was arrested in Phoenix on Sept. 29, 2025, in connection with the 2010 murder of 69-year-old Walter Zimmer, whose body was found at a bus stop with signs of injury. 当时没有证人或监视录像,但收集到的实物证据包括15年来一直未查明的DNA特征。 No witnesses or surveillance footage were available at the time, but physical evidence collected included a DNA profile that remained unidentified for 15 years. 通过国家CODIS数据库进行的DNA分析的进展导致调查人员找到Mendoza,Mendoza被拘押,并在审讯期间供认。 Advances in DNA analysis through the national CODIS database led investigators to Mendoza, who was taken into custody and confessed during questioning. 该案由寒冷案件侦探重新审理,导致指控,包括二级谋杀和缓刑违规。 The case, reopened by cold case detectives, resulted in charges including second-degree murder and probation violation.