On March 15, 2022 a jury found Mitchell Lynn Bacom guilty in the 1980 murder of Suzanne Arlene “Suzie” Bombardier.
On Feb 8, 2018, Bacom had plead not guilty. He faces life without parole. The sentencing date has not been set. As soon as I get more details I will update this post and the database as well.
“Having been convicted of first degree murder, along with special circumstances for commission of the murder during the course of burglary, kidnapping, and rape Bacom will be sentenced to life in prison without the possible of parole.”
The case is People v. Mitchell Lynn Bacom, docket 05-1911829-1.
On June 21, 1980, Suzie Bombardier (March 14, 1966 – June 22, 1980) went missing from the town of Antioch, California. On June 27, her nude body was found in the nearby San Joaquin river. Suzie died from one stab wound to the heart.
Police announced on July 1, 1996 that they still had evidence pieces in her case.
In 2015, the Police Department sent biological samples from Suzanne’s body to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Laboratory to create a DNA profile.
Lab technicians used the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System which tentatively linked to Bacom. The link was later confirmed after additional testing, police said.
“An advance in DNA matching technology allowed investigators to glean a usable sample from sperm cells found on Suzanne’s body. It matched to Bacom, who was in an FBI database because he’s a repeat sex offender with prior rape and sexual assault convictions.”
Rest in peace, Suzanne Arlene Bombardier.