DNA leads to arrest in killing of woman in Lake Stevens

A positive DNA match from the victim’s body helped identify the suspect, police said.

LAKE STEVENS, Wash. — Police have identified and arrested a man they suspect killed a California woman in Lake Stevens back in August.

Officers found a deceased 37-year-old woman on 84th Street Northeast in Lake Stevens on Aug. 20. Police found the death suspicious and asked detectives to investigate, according to a release.

The Washington State Patrol Crime Lab eventually managed a DNA sample found on the victim’s body to a 56-year-old Arlington man, who was not known to the victim, police said.

Court documents show police went

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