Crime & Safety
Advanced DNA Analysis On Cigarette Butts Solves San Rafael Cold Case Murder After 60 Years
A suspect was positively linked to the cold case murder of Marjorie Rudolph, 60, of San Rafael.
April 1, 2026
A suspect was positively linked to the cold case murder of Marjorie Rudolph, a San Rafael woman killed inside her home in 1966, police announced Tuesday.
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The 60-year-old Rudolph, the wife of a prominent banker, was home alone when someone entered her home and bludgeoned her to death in her bathtub, the Press Democrat reported at the time.
The San Rafael Police Department said in a press release that Laurel James Switzer was considered a suspect during the original investigation, but police could not conclusively connect him to the crime. Switzer knew Rudolphs, and investigators believed there had been a dispute between Switzer and the family, which may have led to the homicide, police said.
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