This photo, taken Feb. 1, 1977, shows the inside of a Volkswagen that led to Sims’ arrest from a thumbprint on an Eve brand cigarette carton nearly half a century after Ralston was strangled. AP ...

Nearly half a century after a young California woman was strangled to death, officials say a thumbprint on a carton of cigarettes has led to an arrest. Willie Eugene Sims was arrested in Jefferson ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nearly half a century after a young California woman was strangled to death, officials say a thumbprint on a carton of cigarettes has led to an arrest.

This photo, taken February 1, 1977, shows the inside of a Volkswagen in San Jose, California, linked to the killing of Jeanette Ralston. A thumbprint found on a carton of cigarettes in the car led ...