Breakthrough in Cold Case: Oregon Man Arrested for 1987 Child Murder

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Breakthrough in Cold Case: Oregon Man Arrested for 1987 Child Murder
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An Oregon man, Fred Cain III, has been arrested and charged with the 1987 murder of a six-year-old boy in California. Cold case investigators reevaluated the case and found evidence implicating Cain, who now faces charges of murder, sodomy, and kidnapping. The original suspect, Shawn Melton, was charged but later exonerated through advances in DNA technology. The authorities are withholding specific details to protect the integrity of the case, and anyone with information is urged to come forward.

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