A Dorchester man is due to appear in court in connection with a 1988 murder.
James Holloman, 65, of Dorchester, is accused of stabbing Karen Taylor, who was found dead in an apartment on Williams Street in Roxbury.
According to the prosecutor, Taylor’s daughter told her grandmother over the phone that Taylor was asleep and couldn’t wake her.
When the grandmother went to the building and had to crawl through a window to get in, she found Taylor in the first-floor bedroom, lying face down in a pool of blood.
She had been stabbed 15 times in the chest, head and neck.
According to the Public Prosecution Service, forensic examination of nail remains from Taylor’s hand has provided a complete profile of Holloman.
In 2023, Boston police obtained a sample of Holloman’s DNA and it matched the profile found under Taylor’s fingernails.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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