Suspected Serial Killer Linked to 1979 Murder

Authorities have linked suspected serial killer Bruce Lindahl to the 1979 murder of 19-year-old Kathy Halle, whose body was discovered weeks after her abduction in North Aurora, Illinois. Using advanced DNA technology, investigators confirmed that DNA found on Halle's clothing matched Lindahl's. Halle was last seen leaving her apartment to pick up her sister, and her body was later found in the Fox River. Lindahl, who died in 1981, is believed to have murdered as many as a dozen women and girls, with evidence linking him to other unsolved cases. The investigation into Halle's murder was aided by a previous DNA match from the 1976 killing of another victim, Pamela Maurer. Halle's family expressed gratitude for the closure after decades of uncertainty regarding her death.