US: New suspect in 1991 murder case 'kills himself' after police take his DNA sample
the 1991 murder of Dana Ireland in Honolulu
A Hawaii man identified as a new suspect in a 1991 murder case allegedly died by suicide last week after police took a DNA swab from him, news agency AP reported. Police traced him through a DNA sample that was taken from a discarded fork. Then, police went to his home last week to test the sample against a swab taken in person, the lawyers revealed Sunday (Jul 28) in court documents.
The 1991 murder case
A Virginia woman was sexually assaulted and killed in Hawaii more than three decades ago. The woman, Dana Ireland, was found dead on Christmas Eve in 1991 on Hawaii's Big Island.
The 23-year-old woman was found barely alive in the bushes along a fishing trail in Puna, a remote section of the island.
This case made headlines last year when Albert “Ian” Schweitzer, one of the three persons facing jail time in connection with the case, was finally released 20 years later after new evidence emerged.
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Botched up investigation
Schweitzer's defence has now alleged that police failed to investigate the matter with full integrity as they couldn't take steps to make sure the new suspect didn't flee or kill himself after they took swabs.
They claimed Monday that the truth about Dana Ireland's death would never come to the fore now as the person is dead. They also demanded a federal investigation into the case, especially on police communication regarding the process of DNA work.
“It’s well known in law enforcement circles … if you have DNA on a guy and you know he committed the crime, that if you do not bring him into custody, there is a serious chance that the person will flee, destroy evidence or kill themselves, said Innocence Project co-founder Barry Scheck.
Innocence Project is a nonprofit legal organisation that is "committed to exonerating individuals who have been wrongly convicted."
Police deny allegations
Meanwhile, a police source said had they arrested the suspect without probable cause, a court wouldn’t have accepted the evidence they gathered afterwards. “That is abjectly false, 100% not true," he said, responding to the allegations of misconduct.
(With inputs from agencies)