Dew Planten was suspected to be the killer of Stephanie Renee Bennett. The case of her murder was under investigation for a few years after the crime took place.
Planten was arrested for the capital murder in Raleigh, North Carolina. Before he could be tried, he hung himself in the jail cell. He was arrested as per the DNA match.
He was a DNA match to the crime scene evidence. He was 35 years old when he took his life. It remained a mystery why he killed Stephanie and was he guilty to take his own life.