The man is accused of strangling Dorothy Silzel to death in Kent in 1980.
SEATTLE — A man accused in the 44-year-old cold case killing of a Boeing employee pleaded not guilty Thursday.
Kenneth Duane Kundert, 65, of Van Buren County, Arkansas, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. Kundert is accused of killing Dorothy “Dottie” Silzel in February 1980 and was arrested after being linked to the crime scene with DNA technology.
Kundert arrived in King County Jail on Oct. 30, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, before appearing before a judge Thursday.
He is due back in court Dec.
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