Cold case homicide detectives recently reanalyzed fingerprints found 14 years earlier at a University City crime scene, helping police catch car thieves who allegedly murdered UC resident David F. Hessler. Hessler awoke around 2 a.m. Nov. 14, 1995 to strange noises originating from the street outside his home at 4440 Huggins St., police said. Hessler investigated, interrupting car thieves who shot him and then left him bleeding in his front yard, according to police. “The immediate investigation found that several expensive items were missing from the victim’s vehicle, thus identifying the motive for the attack,” San Diego Police Lt. Terry McManus said in a press release. “Investigators pursued many leads throughout the next several months but were unable to identify and locate the suspects responsible for the murder.” Hessler’s case went cold, police said. But in February of 2008, detectives resubmitted fingerprints taken from the original scene. “Due to technical advances as well as a more ‘expansive’ database, a suspect was quickly identified,” McManus reported. Cold case detectives and District Attorney investigators identified 34-year-old suspect Buzie Weimer, McManus reported. “Four additional suspects were identified as a result of the ongoing investigation. The person responsible for the actual shooting of Mr. Hessler was identified as Alvin M. Timbol, who was 19 years old at the time of the murder,” McManus reported. Police arrested Edul J. Azees, 34, and Khoi L. Bruster, 32, in connection with the murder. Police withheld the name of one suspect, who was a juvenile at the time of the incident.