North Aurora police say DNA helped them to close the case of the 1979 murder of Kathy Halle. The perpetrator, Bruce Lindahl, won't be brought to justice because he died just two years later while committing another murder.

The 1979 murder of Kathy Halle has been linked to suspected serial killer Bruce Lindahl through advanced DNA testing, police said.

NORTH AURORA, Ill. - The murder of a woman in North Aurora 45 years ago has finally been solved. On March 29, 1979, Kathy Halle left her home in North Aurora to pick up her sister from the Northgate Shopping Center but never arrived, according to authorities. For the next three weeks, the case was investigated as a missing persons report.

DNA evidence solved the cold case of the murder of Kathy Halle, whose body was found in the Fox River 45 years ago. Sabrina Franza reports.

Authorities in Illinois will release more information Wednesday on solving a cold case in Kane County. The Kane County State's Attorney, along with the mayor of North Aurora, the police chief and others will share new details connecting long-dead serial killer Bruce Lindahl to a 1979 cold case murder.

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