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Story summary
- U.S. Washington police arrested Edwin Lee Newlander (59) after DNA linked him to a 2021 murder and two rapes.
- K.S. was found on Oct. 12, 2021 in a Tacoma ditch, dying from neck compression, abrasions, and drugs.
- A 2025 rape case produced Newlander’s DNA, confirming his involvement.
- Video captured a pickup truck near the Tacoma gas station where the victim died of an overdose on June 9, 2025.
