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San Jose Murder Conviction Nearly 30 Years After the Incident

By Walin & Klarich

San Jose rape and murder trial comes to a close as 56-year-old parolee is convicted of a 1979 murder 56-year-old Timothy William Brown was found guilty of raping, beating, and stabbing to death a mother of two in 1979. A Santa Clara County jury closed the 30-year-old case on Thursday September 18, 2008 as they found Brown guilty of the San Jose murder of Virginia Correa, an electronics technician and mother of two who had last been seen back on January 15, 1979. Nearly 30 years passed with no arrests but two years ago, DNA evidence linked a semen stain found on Correa?s clothing to Brown. At the time when the DNA link was made, Brown was in Corcoran State Prison serving time for an unrelated parole violation. Authorities do not know what the connection between Brown and Correa was...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on November 22, 2008 (boomark / email).