Crime & Safety
DNA Leads To Suspect Arrest In 2024 Santa Rosa Fatal Stabbing
Detectives believe that Farmevai stabbed and possibly sexually assaulted Shiffer-McCool after a brief argument on the greenway.
June 26, 2025
Nearly a year after a woman was found stabbed to death at a Santa Rosa park, investigators have arrested a suspect following DNA analysis, police said Wednesday.
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On July 21, 2024, at around 11 p.m., 61-year-old Lisa Shiffer-McCool was found unresponsive on the ground along Prince Memorial Greenway between Santa Rosa Avenue and A Street. She had been stabbed at least once and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Santa Rosa Police Department said in a social media post Wednesday that the case was challenging because of limited evidence but detectives followed leads through witness interviews, surveillance footage and DNA analysis, which ultimately led to the identification of a suspect.
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