California 46 Year Old Cold Case SOLVED. Her Killer almost got away with it

Linda Ann O'Keefe was 11 years old when she vanished walking home from summer school in Newport Beach, California on July 6, 1973. Her body was found the following morning in a ditch near the Back Bay nature trail. The only lead investigators had was a turquoise van and a physical description with no name and no license plate. The case went cold for 46 years. In this video, we break down the full investigation — from the 1973 crime scene, the false confession that derailed the early investigation, and the DNA evidence that sat untouched at the Orange County Crime Lab for decades, to the viral 2018 Twitter campaign that gave Linda back her voice, the genetic genealogy breakthrough that led to a name in a quiet Colorado subdivision, and the February 2019 arrest of 72-year-old James Alan Neal. We cover every detail — Jim White's critical 1973 evidence collection, Sgt. Court Depweg's cold case strategy, Jennifer Manzella's #LindasStory campaign, CeCe Moore's genetic genealogy work at Parabon NanoLabs, the three-hour interrogation in Colorado, and why Neal died in custody before the case ever reached a courtroom. This is not a recap. This is a full investigation breakdown. If you have a cold case you want covered next, drop it in the comments. #LindaOKeefe #ColdCase #TrueCrime #GeneticGenealogy #NewportBeach #LindasStory #ColdCaseSolved #TrueCrimeYouTube #JamesAlanNeal #DNAEvidence #ColdCaseInvestigation #ParabonNanoLabs #CeCeMoore #UnsolvedMurder #JusticeForLinda