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SAGINAW, Mich. (TCN) — Investigators not too long ago recognized a suspect within the chilly case demise of a 57-year-old lady whose physique was discovered within the Flint River over twenty years in the past.
Based on the Michigan Lawyer Normal’s Workplace, Jeanette Wilton’s stays have been found on Feb. 22, 2003, close to her dwelling in Saginaw. An post-mortem on the time revealed she died of strangulation and a number of stab wounds to her neck. Wilton additionally suffered blunt drive trauma to her head and face, in addition to contusions and postmortem abrasions.
Per WJRT-TV, Assistant Lawyer Normal Danielle Russo Bennetts mentioned Wilton let a person into her dwelling, and inside 12 hours, she was discovered within the Flint River “nude, sexually assaulted, overwhelmed severely,” and “stabbed a minimum of 15 occasions.” There had been no arrests, and the case went chilly.
Michigan State Police reopened the case in 2021 and submitted DNA proof to a personal lab, finally linking 47-year-old Jason Cabello to Wilton’s demise. Cabello was reportedly married to Wilton’s niece when he allegedly killed her.
On Dec. 10, Cabello was arraigned on one depend of first-degree homicide, one depend of felony homicide, and one depend of first-degree felony sexual conduct. He faces a possible life sentence for every depend if convicted. Cabello is scheduled to look in courtroom once more on Dec. 17.
Based on WJRT, Cabello started working for the town of Saginaw in 2002.
Michigan Lawyer Normal Dana Nessel mentioned, “For greater than a decade, Jeanette’s family members have lived with out solutions, however with these prices, we at the moment are one step nearer to delivering long-awaited justice.”
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