40 Years After A Rock Star’s Wife’s Death, DNA Evidence Reveals Her Real Killer
When police arrived to the scene of the crime, they were quickly able to put a lot of the pieces together. Someone broke into Karen Klaas's – the ex-wife of rock star Bill Medley — California home and started sniffing around for things to steal. When Klaas returned from dropping off her son, the thief lashed out in a cold-blooded attack. He beat Klaas, strangled her with pantyhose, and left her for dead. The one piece of the puzzle police were missing was who this murderous thief was. Was this a crime of passion? A random coincidence? 40 years later, authorities finally uncover the dark reality.
The Day Of The Crime
This horrific crime took place on January 30, 1976. According to Detective Tom Harris, who spoke to True Crime Daily in 2017, the morning of that day was meant to have been a pretty normal one for Klaas. Harris told the website, “[Klaas] was supposed to go to coffee with her neighbors after she took her child to school.” But that is a long way from what took place on this tragic day.
No Show
The 32-year-old mother of two never made it to the meeting with her neighbors. And after her friends became worried, they decided to go to her Hermosa Beach home to make sure that everything was okay. Then, when the group arrived at Klaas’ house, they could tell something was amiss before they went inside.
Strange Cry
Harris explained, “They get to the back sliding door, [and] it was open a little bit.” So, Klaas’ buddies called out for the former Mrs. Medley – and they heard a very faint response from inside the house. It could have been nothing – but it could also have been a cry for help. But whatever it was, the friends knew they could not ignore it.
Stranger In The House
Klaas’ friends knew that something was seriously wrong. And upon hearing the muffled sound, they ran for help from the back of her house toward the front. As the group turned the corner, though, they found themselves in even more shock when they saw someone emerging from the front door of Klaas’ house.
