Detroit murder fugitive arrested in Panama after 30-year manhunt
TL;DR
A Detroit man who fled after a 1993 murder for more than 30 years was finally arrested in Panama City, Panama. Richard Werstine, who used multiple aliases, was tracked by the U.S. Marshals Service and captured with the help of Panamanian authorities; fingerprint analysis confirmed his identity and he admitted to the 1993 killing of Rodney Barger. The arrest ends a decades-long chase that included a 1999 shooting incident in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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