DNA links 1986 murder of California woman to convicted serial killer

William Suff, convicted of 12 murders in 1995, admits killing Cathy Small, then aged 19, after police find genetic link

The long-unsolved 1986 killing of a young southern California woman has been linked to a convicted serial killer who admitted the crime, authorities said on Tuesday.

DNA from the killing of Cathy Small, 19, matched William Suff, who was sentenced to death after being convicted in 1995 of 12 murders that occurred in Riverside county from 1989 to 1991, said Lt Patricia Thomas of Los Angeles county sheriff's department.