Crime & Safety

San Jose Man In Prison Recharged In 1983 Murder Of Tara Marowski

In the Munoz trial, the accounts of four other women who allege Holland had sexually assaulted or strangled them were used as evidence.

September 26, 2022

A San Jose man who is in prison for murdering a woman was recharged in another murder case from 1983, the Santa Clara County District Attorney announced on Friday.

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67-year-old Christopher Holland was arraigned for the rape and murder of 21-year-old Tara Marowski 39 years later - the second time he's been charged for this crime.

In 2015, Holland was facing consolidated charges for two murder cases, but prosecutors were forced to drop the murder of Marowski after a judge severed the cases. He's currently serving life without parole for the murder of Cynthia Munoz.

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