Event Brief
DNA from Cigarette Identifies Teenage Girl’s Killer
Filed: Feb 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM ET
Summary: James Unick, 64, was found guilty of killing Sarah Geer, 13, in 1982 using DNA evidence from a cigarette.
WHO: James Unick
WHAT: Found guilty of murder
WHEN: Feb 22, 2026 at 5:03 PM ET
WHERE: Cloverdale
WHY: DNA evidence linked him to the crime
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