SACRAMENTO, Calif. — New forensic testing has clarified evidence in a decades-old homicide case, with key support from the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office.
The case stems from the 1966 killing of Marjorie Rudolph in San Rafael. A suspect, Laurel James Switzer, was identified early on but could not be tied to crime scene evidence using the forensic tools available at the time.
In 2025, the San Rafael Police Department partnered with the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office to reexamine the case and advance DNA testing. Evidence was submitted to Othram, where scientists developed a DNA profile later matched to Switzer’s family through genetic genealogy…