{"id":1551797,"date":"2022-07-13T08:06:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T12:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1551797"},"modified":"2022-07-13T08:06:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T12:06:19","slug":"30-years-after-young-woman-was-murdered-ca-tech-ceo-arrested-when-he-returns-to-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/30-years-after-young-woman-was-murdered-ca-tech-ceo-arrested-when-he-returns-to-america\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Years After Young Woman Was Murdered, CA Tech CEO Arrested When He Returns To America"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F30-years-after-young-woman-was-murdered-ca-tech-ceo-arrested-when-he-returns-to-america%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1551797&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>30 years after allegedly strangling a young female computer engineer, a Silicon Valley tech CEO was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/tech-ceo-arrested-in-1992-mountain-view-cold-case\">arrested<\/a> as he returned to America because new DNA evidence confirmed his ties to the crime.<\/p>\n<p>Readytech CEO John Kevin Woodward, 58, had fled to Amsterdam in the Netherlands after he had been tried twice for the murder of 25-year-old Laurie Houts in 1992. The trials both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11008281\/CEO-arrested-JFK-30-years-strangling-25-year-old-female-computer-engineer.htmlv\">resulted in hung juries<\/a> because forensic technicians could not analyze some of the DNA found at the scene of the murder, including the rope found around Houts\u2019 neck. Woodward\u2019s fingerprints were found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/laurie-houts-killed-1992-readytech-ceo-john-kevin-woodward-charged-murder\/\">outside of the vehicle<\/a>, but no proof could be made that he was inside the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe motive as we understand it is a love triangle,\u201d Mountain View Sergeant David Fisher stated.<\/p>\n<p>Houts, who was arrested when he arrived at JFK International Airport in New York, will be extradited to Mountain View, California to stand trial.<\/p>\n<p>According to law enforcement, Woodward had \u201can unrequited romantic attachment\u201d to his roommate, who was Houts\u2019 boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged murder occurred on September 5, 1992. After Houts\u2019 body was found by a passerby in a car near a garbage dump, it became apparent to police that Houts had struggled with her assailant before her death, as her footprints were found on the inside of the windshield.<\/p>\n<p>Noting her purse still rested intact near the car, police decided that attack had not resulted from a robbery and suspected Woodward in the murder. \u201cHe was openly jealous of Ms. Houts, having developed an unrequited romantic attachment to his roommate, her boyfriend. He had no alibi,\u201d police stated.<\/p>\n<p>The police had Houts\u2019 boyfriend wear a wire so they could hear him communicate with Woodward about the crime. Woodward reputedly asked the boyfriend what evidence investigators had.<\/p>\n<p>But at the second trial, the judge said new evidence would have to be found for Woodward to be tried again.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in 2020, the Santa Clara County Crime Lab used new DNA technology and discovered that among 80 fingerprints found in the murder, more fingerprints match Woodward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis case is the culmination of incredible determination by our detectives over the decades and with phenomenal teamwork with our agency partners here in Santa Clara County and in New York,\u201d \u00a0Mountain View police Chief Chris Hsiung asserted. \u201c\u2019I am honored that our agency finally gets to give hope to Laurie\u2019s family that they can see a successful prosecution carried out. It bears repeating \u2013 we do not give up on justice for victims, no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough she was only 5\u2032 tall, she had a huge heart and her humor and spunk were endearing to all,\u201d Houts\u2019 family stated. \u201c\u2019The way Laurie lived and treated people was a stunning example of what was right in the world. She was a gem to so many, but her bright life was taken from us at the age of 25. We are hopeful that justice can finally be served for Laurie and incredibly appreciative of the law enforcement agencies who have never given up on her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t really matter what happens because Laurie is not coming back,\u201d her sister Cindy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/news\/tech-ceo-arrested-in-1992-mountain-view-cold-case\">concluded<\/a>. \u201cWe don\u2019t get to win and get our sister back. We get to win and maybe get some justice or some closure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>30 years after allegedly strangling a young female computer engineer, a Silicon Valley tech CEO was arrested as he returned to America because new DNA evidence confirmed his ties to the crime. 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