New Information in Frank Dienes-Joe Kopp Murder (Updated)

By Kyle Swenson on Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 10:00 am

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Update: Last week, Frank Dienes pleaded guilty to killing Joe Kopp. This morning, he was sentenced to life in prison for the crime.

Dienes will be eligible for parole in 16 years. (NewsNet5)

As James Renner points out, there's a little more:

One bit of good news to take away from this ordeal: the state now gets Dienes' DNA. When he's processed into prison, authorities will take his DNA, as they do now with all people convicted of felonies in the state of Ohio.

This means Bay Village police will have a sample to test against DNA found at a crime scene in Amy Mihaljevic's case.

Maybe we'll soon get an answer as to whether Joe Kopp was right when he accused Frank Dienes of killing Amy.

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In April, down in the sleepy postage stamp of Seven Hills, strange news brewed when the body of a local eccentric, Joe Kopp, was discovered buried behind the house of Frank Dienes.

The homeowner was eventually arrested and charged with the crime. Now a month away from the trial date, 19ActionNews has a report today with new information coming from the previously-unidentified woman who tipped police off to the murder.