Man Arrested In Dallas For 1996 Murder Of Los Angeles Teenager With Help Of DNA Evidence

LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Nearly 25 years after a Los Angeles girl was found slain, a suspect was arrested in Dallas based on DNA evidence, California authorities said Wednesday.
Jose Luis Garcia, 42, was arraigned this week on a charge of murder, said Lt. Hugo Reynaga of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department cold case unit.
The body of Gladys Arellano, 17, was found in a ravine in the Topanga Canyon area near Malibu on Jan. 30, 1996.
Gladys Arellano (credit: Los Angeles Sh