TAMPA, FL. — A man arrested earlier this month in California has been returned to Florida to face charges in the 1984 killing of a woman, authorities said.
Donald Santini, 65, was booked into a Florida jail early Wednesday morning on a charge of first-degree murder, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office statement. Florida detectives had traveled to San Diego, California, following Santini's June 7 arrest, and he was later extradited to Tampa, Florida.
“The arrest of Donald Santini brings closure to a long-standing cold case and provides justice for the victim and her family after nearly four decades of waiting,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement. “Let’s not forget the tireless work that has gone into this case over the years, the re
