- Kevin Lin, 68, was arrested on Friday in Los Angeles in a 22-year-old cold case
- He was wanted in the 1995 kidnapping for ransom of nine-year-old Kristine Chiu
- Authorities caught Lin when he applied for a passport and his warrant popped up
- Lin is being held pending $5million bail; another suspect was convicted in 1997
A man wanted in the 1995 kidnapping for ransom of a nine-year-old girl has been arrested after 23 years on the when he applied for a passport under his own name.
Kevin Lin, 68, was arrested on an active warrant Friday in Los Angeles and extradited to Hillsborough, California, where he is suspected in the kidnapping of Kristine Chiu 22 years ago.
Kristine was abducted by two men on December 11, 1995 as she left South Hillsborough Elementary, in San Mateo County south of San Francisco.
Her captors held her for nine hours as they attempted to make ransom demands.
Kevin Lin, 68, (left) was arrested on an active warrant Friday in Los Angeles and extradited to the Bay Area, where he is suspected in the kidnapping of Kristine Chiu (right) 22 years ago
Kristine was abducted by two men on December 11, 1995 as she left South Hillsborough Elementary (pictured), in San Mateo County south of San Francisco
But when they realized her wealthy parents were in Taiwan, the abductors gave up on the plot and released young Kristine outside the Hilton at the San Francisco airport.
One suspect was arrested and convicted in 1997, but the other suspect, Lin, remained on the loose.
Investigators caught a break when Lin applied for a passport through the US State Department.
State Department officials matched his name and photo to the active warrant and contacted the Hillsborough Police Department.
Lin (right) was escorted through SFO by plainclothes Hillsborough cops on Sunday. He did not respond when a reporter asked if he had anything to say
The local cops traveled to Los Angeles to investigate further, and made the arrest.
News cameras were rolling Sunday at San Francisco Airport when Lin returned to the Bay Area in the custody of two Hillsborough cops in plain clothes.
He did not respond when a reporter from ABC7 asked if he had anything to say.
Lin is being held pending bail of $5million.