Anthony Palma Child Killer 30 Year Cold Case Police interrogation

Anthony Palma Child Killer 30 Year Cold Case Police interrogation<br /><br />Neighbor is arrested for 1997 murder of Oklahoma girl, 8 - after he VOLUNTEERED a DNA sample that matched<br /><br />Anthony Palma, 56, has been charged with the first-degree murder and kidnapping of Kirsten Hatfield <br />The eight-year-old girl went missing from her Midwest City, Oklahoma, home on May 14, 1997 <br />Her body has never been recovered - if she were alive today, she'd be 26<br />DNA found on the windowsill of her bedroom and a pair of her underwear recovered from backyard led to Palma's arrest 18 years after the crime<br />Police say DNA test results showed a match of one in 293 sextillion<br />Palma served more than a year in prison for assault in the 1980s<br /><br /><br />An Oklahoma man has been arrested in connection to the cold-case disappearance of his eight-year-old neighbor who was abducted from her bedroom in 1997.<br /><br />Investigators used DNA to link Anthony Palma, 56, to the murder of Kirsten Hatfield, who was reported missing from her Midwest City home on May 14, 1997.<br /><br />An affidavit said Palma gave a DNA sample willingly in June to investigators who were following up on the case. Results showed a match of one in 293 sextillion. <br /><br />Kirsten is presumed dead, although her body has never been found. If she were alive today, she would be 26.<br /><br />Palma was arrested Monday on charges of first-degree murder and kidnapping, according to the affidavit, which was released on Tuesday by Midwest City Police Chief Brandon Clabes. <br /><br /><br />Clabes said investigators are searching Palma's home for any evidence. The suspect lives two houses away from where Kirsten's family lived in 1997.<br /><br />Police tape could be seen around Palma's property on Monday night. <br /><br />The request for his arrest warrant, which was issued Friday by Midwest City Police Detective Darrell Miller, stated: 'There have been no verified sightings or contact from Kirsten since May ... of 1997. Therefore, it can be concluded that she was killed shortly after her abduction.