police found her ripped underwear and her window sill .
read : affidavit released in midwest city cold case according to court documents , on july 22 , a dna sample matching palma was found in evidence collected in 1997 .
kirsten hatfield was kidnapped out of her bedroom window in her midwest city home in 1997 .
more video arrest made in midwest city disappearance case palma now in oklahoma county jail midwest city police think they ' ve had a break in an 18 - year - old homicide case .
video : authorities discuss arrest has been made in the case of kirsten hatfield in 1997 .
video : kirsten hatfield 's family members speak on break in investigation palma was arrested on complaints of first - degree murder and kidnapping .
anthony joseph palma , 56 , was arrested monday at his home in the town of midwest city — just two homes down the street from the house kirsten 's family was living in when she vanished in may 1997 .
hazen along with kirsten 's mom shannon say they 're tired but hopeful this nightmare they ' ve been living in for 18 years could soon be over .
koco learned monday that anthony palma had been arrested in connection with her disappearance after 18 years of investigation .