Evidence to be revealed in Righteous Brothers wife slaying

FILE - in this March 10, 2003 file photo, Bill Medley, one half of the famed Righteous Brothers singing duo, poses for photographers after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York. Officials are expected to release additional information on Monday, Jan. 30, about how they solved the 1976 rape and killing of Medley's ex-wife Karen Klaas. Klaas was sexually assaulted and strangled with pantyhose. (AP Photo/Ed Betz, File) FILE - in this March 10, 2003 file photo, Bill Medley, one half of the famed Righteous Brothers singing duo, poses for photographers after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York. Officials are expected to release additional information on Monday, Jan. 30, about how they solved the 1976 rape and killing of Medley's ex-wife Karen Klaas. Klaas was sexually assaulted and strangled with pantyhose. (AP Photo/Ed Betz, File)

By Associated Press January 30, 2017 1 min read

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Officials are expected to release information about how they solved the 1976 rape and killing of the ex-wife of Righteous Brothers singer Bill Medley.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell and District Attorney Jackie Lacey have set a news conference Monday afternoon to explain details about the case.

The sheriff’s department said Friday that investigators identified a suspect in the death of Karen Klaas by using a controversial DNA testing technique.

It allows investigators to search databases to identify likely relatives of suspects who may have committed the crime.

Authorities have not identified the suspect or said whether they’ve made an arrest.