WA WA- Dorothy Silzel,30, instr.@ Boeing &volunteer for Special Olympics, Raped, bludgeoned & strangled, '80, *DNA arrest, Kenneth Duane Kundert,65*, '24

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Kipp Robertson August 26, 2024

DNA evidence leads to arrest in 44-year-old cold case murder in Kent

Kenneth Duane Kundert was charged with first-degree murder Aug. 20 in King County Superior Court for the death of Dorothy Silzel.

www.king5.com

''KING COUNTY, Wash. — A 65-year-old man in Van Buren County, Arkansas was arrested and charged for allegedly killing a woman in Kent in 1980.
Kenneth Duane Kundert was charged with first-degree murder on Aug. 20 in King County Superior Court for the death of Dorothy Silzel. The state has requested bail be set at $3 million.''

'Kundert was arrested after being linked to the crime scene through DNA technology.
Silzel was a 30-year-old working full-time as an instructor for Boeing and part-time at a pizza restaurant.'

'In September 2023, detectives began looking into Kundert, who was under investigation for an assault in Arkansas.'
'Kent police detectives conducted surveillance on Kundert in Clinton, Arkansas on March 22. They found a cigarette with his DNA on it that he dropped before entering a store.
The DNA from the cigarette matched the DNA found in Silzel's condo.'

 

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Kent police share details how 44-year-old murder cold case was solved with DNA

The 44-year-old murder cold case of Dorothy "Dottie" Silzel was recently solved by the Kent Police Department through DNA forensic work.

www.komonews.com

'The Kent Police Department is holding a press conference to provide information on how the 44-year-old murder cold case of Dorothy “Dottie” Silzel was solved through DNA.'

 

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November 7, 2024

Man pleads not guilty to murder in cold case killing of Boeing employee

The man is accused of strangling Dorothy Silzel to death in Kent in 1980.

www.king5.com

'SEATTLE — A man accused in the 44-year-old cold case killing of a Boeing employee pleaded not guilty Thursday.
Kenneth Duane Kundert, 65, of Van Buren County, Arkansas, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. Kundert is accused of killing Dorothy “Dottie” Silzel in February 1980 and was arrested after being linked to the crime scene with DNA technology.'
'He is due back in court Dec. 2.'

 

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Nov 7, 2024
Boeing employee Dorothy Silzel was killed at her Kent condo in 1982. The suspect, Kenneth Kundert, appeared in a King Co. court on Thursday.