2 decades after Utah man found stabbed to death in his home, DNA leads to an arrest

Authorities in Utah have arrested a suspect accused of stabbing a man to death 20 years ago, in a case that went unsolved before recent technological advancements allowed an investigation to move forward.

Jason Royter's girlfriend found him dead on Aug. 6, 2005, at his residence in the Salt Lake City area. He was 33. Royter had suffered multiple stab wounds, and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office. Despite investigators' attempts over the course of about a decade to identify a perpetrator, no meaningful leads materialized.

At that point, the case was turned over to the Salt Lake County cold case unit, and detectives with the Sheriff's Office diligently investigated for another decade, the office said in a news release, noting that recent advancements in investigative techniques and processes finally led to a breakthrough.