Marvin Ray Markle Convicted in 1982 Murder of Vacaville Teen

The decades-old cold case of De Anna Lynn Johnson's killing was resolved with a first-degree murder conviction and deadly weapon enhancement.

Marvin Ray Markle, 59, was found guilty of first-degree murder for the 1982 killing of 14-year-old De Anna Lynn Johnson in Vacaville, California.
The jury also concluded that Markle used a deadly weapon in the crime, adding an enhancement to his conviction.
Johnson was found strangled and bludgeoned on railroad tracks near her home, a day after attending a party where Markle, then 17, was also present.
Markle, already serving a life sentence for a 2001 murder, was arrested in 2017 after witness testimony from that case advanced the cold case investigation.
The conviction brings closure to a community shaken by the crime and highlights the persistence of law enforcement and prosecutors in solving cold cases.