Breakthrough Arrest: Indiana Man Charged in 41-Year-Old Cold Case Murder

After 41 years, an arrest has been made in a cold case homicide that occurred in southern Indiana in 1982. Ronald J. Anderson, 61, was arrested for the murder of 24-year-old Clifford Smith, whose body was found along the White River in rural Jackson County. Anderson allegedly grabbed a shotgun from a home, left with Smith, and returned the murder weapon and hid potential evidence at the crime scene. The arrest was made following an investigation by Indiana State Police Detectives in cooperation with the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office.