A murder that occurred more than forty years ago was finally solved by the police in Miramar, Florida (USA) thanks to technological advances in DNA analysis.
According to the US newspaper The New York Post, 75-year-old Ronald E. Richards was indicted by a jury on January 22, 1980, for sexual assault and murder of Evelyn Marie Fisher-Bamforth. He is currently in prison in Ohio.
Richards lived just 12 houses away. Evelyn trailer for housing in a field. Previously, he was one of the main suspects in the case, but the police never found enough evidence to arrest him. This situation has changed with the introduction of genetic material analysis technology.
There was blood at the scene, but not much. Now, tests have succeeded in linking the suspect to the crime.
“Due to advances in DNA technology and the diligence and hard work of Detective Johnathan Zeller, Ronald Eugène Richards has been charged with sexual assault and murder,” Miramar Police Department spokeswoman Tania Rues said in a statement. Said. “We’re one step closer [obter] Justice for Evelyn.”
The man was convicted in 1982 and sentenced to 50 years in prison for separate murder and sexual assault charges in Volusia County in March 1980, according to Florida Department of Corrections records.
Currently, Richards is currently in jail in Ohio for other crimes. Evelyn’s murder has been considered by authorities as the longest running cold case in the history of the Miramar Police Department.
source: Noticias
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