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DNA Links Former Officer to 1966 San Rafael Murder

4/2/2026

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  • DNA testing identified Laurel James Switzer Jr., a former police officer, as the suspect in the 1966 San Rafael murder.
  • Marjorie Rudolph, 60, was killed in her home while her husband was hospitalized.
  • Investigators linked the killer using discarded cigarettes found at the scene.
  • Switzer died by suicide shortly after the murder.
  • The families of the victim and the killer were acquainted.