Police Arrest Man in 1987 Baton Rouge Homicide Using DNA Evidence

Decades-old Baton Rouge murder investigation leads to arrest

A 62-year-old man, Sean Atkinson, was arrested in Mobile, Alabama in connection with the 1987 killing of Thomas Klotz in Baton Rouge, after DNA evidence from the crime scene identified him as a suspect.

Police arrest man in 1987 Baton Rouge homicide using DNA evidence

A cold case from 1987 has been solved with the arrest of a suspect in the stabbing death of a Baton Rouge man.

DNA from rope leads to arrest of man in 1987 cold-case killing in a Baton Rouge hotel room

The Baton Rouge Police Department has made an arrest in a 1987 cold case, after DNA evidence found on the cord used to bind the victim’s hands led them to a suspect in Alabama.

BRPD: Man arrested in 1987 deadly stabbing after DNA from scene identified him

BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested in a 1987 stabbing after DNA results identified him as a suspect, the Baton Rouge Police Department said.Thomas Klotz, 45, was in Baton Rouge working with a local radio station when he was found dead in a hotel room on April 19, 1987. Officials at the time determined Klotz was stabbed to death.Sean Atkinson, 62, was arrested in Mobile, Alabama after evidence from the crime scene in 1987 was submitted for DNA anal…