A man faces murder charges 16 years after police named him as a suspect in a fatal stabbing.

Newly reviewed DNA evidence implicates Bernardo Carrillo in the 1994 slaying of Lee Glass Thornton, police wrote in charges filed Monday.

Now police are asking for the public's help to find Carrillo, a 43-year-old with more than 20 known aliases. In 1994, prosecutors decided evidence was inadequate to charge Carrillo, and he was released from the Salt Lake County jail to be extradited to California on unrelated robbery charges, according to Salt Lake Tribune archives.

At the time, Thornton's family and detectives objected to Carrillo's release, arguing there was substantial evidence. Thornton had previously told two friends she was frightened of Carrillo, who had broken into Thornton's apartment about two weeks before her body was found in her bed. His fingerprints were found near her body.

In an apartment where Carrillo stayed, police had found belongings that were allegedly stolen from Thornton, as well as blood-stained clothing, according to Tribune archives. A prostitute showed police a distinctive Harley-Davidson fanny pack that belonged to Thornton and claimed Carrillo had given it to her.

In Monday's charges, police wrote that Carrillo had previously lived at Thornton's apartment but had been "kicked out." Witnesses said they saw Thornton and Carrillo arguing a few days before her death.

Forensic tests now show that material found under Thornton's fingernails matches Carrillo's DNA profile, the charges state.

But investigators do not know where Carrillo is, said Salt Lake City police spokeswoman Lara Jones. Anyone with information should call police at 801-799-3000.