DIXON, Calif. — A man was sentenced Monday nearly 45 years after a New Jersey woman was found dead in a cornfield in Solano County.
Two farm workers found Holly Campiglia's body in unincorporated Dixon in 1980. At the time, she was unidentified and continued to be for 10 years, according to the Solano County Sheriff's Office. Holly was eventually identified in 1992 through the National Missing Persons Unit. She was only 21 when she died.
The sexual assault and murder case stayed cold until her family asked to use new technology in 2021 with the old DNA and evidence recovered at the scene.
The Solano County Sheriff's Office said then 76-year-old Herman Lee Hobbs, who was serving prison sentences for rape and murder, was identified as a suspect in Holly's case.
Hobbs was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in connection to Holly's case.
"Holly’s family has suffered tremendously over the past four decades. They turned their grief into action and never gave up in their search for justice," sheriff's office officials said in a statement. "We know that today’s sentencing will not bring Holly back, but it is our hope that it gives them some peace."
No other information is known.
