Oregon inmate named as suspect in girl's 1994 death Convicted murderer already is serving three life sentences The Associated Press CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. - Authorities publicly identified a suspect for the first time in the 1994 stabbing death of a 14-year-old girl in her home. The Alameda County Sheriff's Department said Wednesday that Sebastian Alexander Shaw, a convicted murderer serving three life sentences in Oregon, is the prime suspect in Jenny Lin's murder. "Shaw's been a person of interest in this case for a very long time," Alameda County Sheriff's Cmdr. Greg Ahern said. "Because of the convictions in Oregon and the trial, we didn't want to interfere with their investigation or interfere with the trial." Shaw was convicted of tigators were rushing to judgment. "It's easy for them to look toward someone like my client, with his other convictions," Wolf said. "I've never physical evidence to suggest he was involved in the (Jenny Lin) case." The announcement by authorities came nearly 12 years to the day that Lin was murdered May 27, 1994, in her Castro Valley home. Jenny's parents, John and Mei-Lian Lin, hold a candlelight vigil for her each year on the Friday before Memorial Day and were pleased that a suspect was named. "Finally, after 12 years, there is some justice for Jenny," MeiLian Lin said. "There are all kinds of feelings going through our heads right now. We are actually grateful that the sheriff's department Shaw never gave up the search for whoever is responsible for Jenny's killing. We would have wanted to see this case solved sooner. But the effort they put in is very professional." Shaw, 38, was arrested in Oregon in August 1994 after he was found with a stolen car and two rifles taken from a San Ramon home three days after Jenny's murder. Alameda County authorities contacted authorities in Multnomah County after the arrest, and he's been the focus of their investigation ever since, Ahern said. Alameda County prosecutors will review the evidence to determine whether to charge Shaw, Ahern said. John Lin found his daughter naked and stabbed repeatedly in a bathroom on the second floor of their home. Nothing was taken from the home, and authorities think the killer might have planned to sexually assault Jenny but was interrupted. PAUL SAKUMA | The Associated Press Mei-Lian Lin (left) and John Lin listen during a news conference by the Alameda County Sheriff's Department as they announce a suspect in the 1994 stabbing death of their daughter, Jenny. The Alameda County Sheriff's Department said that Sebastian Alexander Shaw, a convicted murderer serving three life sentences in Oregon, is the prime suspect in her murder. third killing earlier this month their case. in Multnomah County, clearing the way y for Alameda County investigators to proceed with Shaw's attorney, Richard Wolf of Portland, told the San Francisco Chronicle that inves- a