Ex-Nevada deputy attorney general indicted on murder charge

HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii grand jury on Friday indicted a former deputy Nevada legal professional basic on fees of second-degree homicide in reference to the 50-year-old chilly case of a Honolulu girl killed in 1972.

Tudor Chirila, 77, is in custody in Reno, Nevada, the place he’s combating extradition to Hawaii, saying his rights have been violated when he was arrested final week.

Honolulu police stated new DNA proof linked Chirila to the crime scene at Nancy Anderson’s condo in Waikiki, the place she had been stabbed greater than 60 instances. She had not too long ago moved to Hawaii from Bay Metropolis, Michigan, and was working at a McDonald’s restaurant.

A felony criticism filed in Honolulu stated police had reopened the chilly case a number of instances because the 1972 killing and acquired a tip in December that Chirila may very well be a suspect.

In March, police obtained a DNA pattern from Chirila’s son that recognized him because the organic youngster of a DNA pattern discovered on the crime scene, in accordance with the felony criticism. Police then served a search warrant and obtained a DNA pattern from Chirila at his Reno condo on Sept. 6, courtroom information stated.

Anderson’s household issued an announcement Friday via the Honolulu prosecutor’s workplace thanking regulation enforcement for his or her work on the case.

“Regardless of the numerous hurdles, we (Nancy’s 9 siblings) by no means gave up hope that justice can be served. We all the time had sturdy religion that each one issues can be resolved in God’s time,” the assertion stated.

Chirila stated he’s combating extradition as a result of police pressured him to supply saliva for the DNA pattern in September and he believes his constitutional rights have been violated when he was arrested.

Chirila has an Oct. 17 listening to in Reno, which was rescheduled from Oct. 3.

Honolulu prosecutors stated a conviction on a cost of second-degree homicide carries a compulsory sentence of life in jail with the potential for parole.