PERRY \u2013 Kenneth L. Knight, 52, pled guilty to the Feb. 18, 1988 murder of an Indiana woman after DNA linked him to the homicide. Leads into the murder of Sandra Espinoza, 22, dried up soon after her body was discovered dumped along US 27 in Perry, but the Taylor County Sheriff\u2019s Office never stopped searching for her killer. <\/p>\n
Taylor County Sherriff\u2019s Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement reexamined the case utilizing old crime scene evidence which resulted in a DNA hit linking Knight to the homicide in 2008. Knight, a truck driver, pled guilty to 2nd degree murder on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels good to get closure to such an old case,\u201d said Taylor County Sheriff\u2019s Office Captain Ron Rice. \u201cHopefully the victim\u2019s family can now experience some level of peace.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cThis case is an example of what can be accomplished when law enforcement agencies work together,\u201d said Taylor County Sheriff L.E. \u201cBummy\u201d Williams. <\/p>\n
\u201cFlorida\u2019s DNA database is an effective tool for law enforcement generating 3,600 hits last year alone,\u201d said FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey. \u201cAs DNA profile collections continue to expand the database, we will see more cold cases solved and contemporary crimes solved more quickly.\u201d <\/p>\n
Knight will be sentenced on March 20, 2012 and faces 23 years in prison. He is currently in the Taylor County Jail. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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