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DNA Leads to Arrest in 1986 Virginia Beach Murder, Suspect Nabbed in Connecticut

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DNA Leads to Arrest in 1986 Virginia Beach Murder, Suspect Nabbed in Connecticut
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DNA and forensic genealogy linked the 1986 Virginia Beach rape-and-murder of 22-year-old Roberta Walls to Charles Berry, a 66-year-old man in Newington, Connecticut. Berry was arrested on a fugitive-from-justice charge and awaits extradition to Virginia, with investigators holding him on a $10 million bond as they prepare to pursue charges in the case.

Topics:nationcrime#coldcase#connecticut#crime#dna#forensics#virginiabeach
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