Charles Wright, 56, of Hawthorne, was arrested Thursday on a murder charge in the slaying of Pertina Epps, 21, who was found dead beneath a carport in Gardena on April 26, 2005.
A veteran California middle school teacher has been charged in a 2005 slaying after DNA and fingerprint evidence linked him to the crime scene, authorities said.
“A citizen backing out of one of the four stalls in the carport discovered her lifeless body in the only empty parking stall,” department officialsA medical examiner later determined Epps died by strangulation. An ensuing investigation led to no suspect or arrests — and the woman’s slaying stumped detectives for years until forensic evidence culled from the crime scene was reexamined using “current technology,” sheriff officials said.
Wright, whose bail was set at $1 million, was released later Thursday after posting bond, sheriff officials said. His arraignment has been set for June 28. It’s unclear if he’s hired an attorney who could comment on his behalf.The teacher, who has resigned his position from Woodworth-Monroe Academy since his arrest, said detectives found his fingerprints on Epps’ purse because he was selling them and other items from the trunk of his car at the time.
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