Dana Ireland Murder 3 wrongfully convicted DNA identifies new suspect.

Dana Ireland Murder: 3 wrongfully convicted, DNA identifies new suspect. A Hawaii resident was found dead in his home days after being identified as a suspect in the 1991 murder, rape and kidnapping of a 23-year-old woman, police said. Dana Ireland was attacked on a fish trail in the Kapoho area of Hawaii Island on Dec. 24, 1991, the Hawaii Police Department said Monday in a news release. She died the next day at the Hilo Medical Center, police added. “For 33 years, our Department has been resolute in investigating the Dana Ireland case,” Hawaii Police Department Chief Benjamin Moszkowicz said in the release. Using "evolved" DNA technology, investigators were able to identify 57-year-old Albert Lauro Jr., who lived in the Kapoho area at the time of the murder, as a potential suspect in the case, according to the department. Before police had enough evidence to charge Lauro Jr. for Ireland's murder, he was found dead in his home on July 23 from an apparent suicide, Moszkowicz said, per ABC News and KITV. "This case is still under investigation. Albert Lauro Jr. has been linked to the victim by DNA; however, his exact involvement is still under investigation. And his death was ruled a suicide by the forensic pathologist," Hawaii Police Department Capt. Rio Amon-Wilkins told USA TODAY on Thursday. Albert "Ian" Schweitzer, who had spent more than 20 years in prison for Ireland's murder, was released a year ago based on new evidence. (USA Today)