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Arrest Made in Decade-Old Murder Case in Salinas
KSBW ^ | Oct 20, 2023 | Infinite Scroll Enabled Josh Copitch

Posted on 10/22/2023 1:12:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Salinas police have made an arrest in a 10-year-old murder case.

In 2013, 18-year-old Miguel Chavez-Zavala was shot and killed on the bleachers at the baseball field in Closter Park.

On Wednesday, police arrested Pedro Bernal.

During the initial investigation, witnesses reported seeing several people running from the area, but police said they didn't have enough information to make an arrest.

Police did not release information on what new evidence led them to reopen the case.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; closterpark; genealogy; helixmakemineadouble; miguelchavezzavala; salinas

1 posted on 10/22/2023 1:12:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Police did not release information on what new evidence led them to reopen the case.

Well, after 10 years I hope they have solid evidence.

2 posted on 10/22/2023 1:15:39 PM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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I assume the perp posted something on facebook about the shooting.


3 posted on 10/22/2023 1:24:13 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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Maybe the weapon was used in a recent crime and they matched the balistics?


4 posted on 10/22/2023 1:25:02 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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I'm guessing forensic genealogy was used somehow.

That's why I never have my DNA checked on Ancestry.com. I want to keep my serial killer options open.

5 posted on 10/22/2023 1:28:50 PM PDT by llevrok (Aunt Bee was the town bicycle)
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Salinas, California

Had to look for where it was.


6 posted on 10/22/2023 1:29:33 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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Well don’t use the cologuard test; it examines your DNA.


7 posted on 10/22/2023 1:40:09 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing)
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All you need is a third or fourth cousin to do it, someone you don’t even know, and they will track you down. It just takes a bit more time and effort. I am a privacy nut, but when I realized that a bunch of my relatives had done it, I decided I might as well. That ship has sailed.


8 posted on 10/22/2023 2:58:52 PM PDT by beef (The pendulum will not swing back. It will snap back. Hard.)
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