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DNA Breakthrough Solves 2016 Cold Case | Boise News
Sixty-two-year-old Jose Buenaventura Aguilera has been arrested in a shocking cold case breakthrough—new DNA evidence from Idaho’s Sexual Assault Kit Initiative links him to two separate rapes dating back to 2014 and 2016. The victim in the earlier case had identified him, and he confessed to sexual relations with her. A 2025 database match revealed the DNA connected both crimes. Investigators stress that every cold case matters: sexual assault rarely happens in isolation, and delays in justice can leave survivors feeling unsafe for years. Aguilera is held on $1 million bail, with his…
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