(FOX40.COM) — After 40 years, the suspected murderer in a Roseville alleyway killing was arrested in Southern California, according to the Roseville Police Department.
In 1984, Medline Garcia, 69, was on the 300 block of Atlantic Street in downtown Roseville when she was attacked, dragged into an alley and killed.
After exhausting all leads and with the retirement of all investigating officers and detectives, the investigation into Garcia’s death went cold.
Investigators with the Placer County District Attorney’s joined in on the case with the advancements in forensic techniques were able to promising results on evidence that is now decades old.
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Results from forensic lab testing of the evidence revealed that the suspect in Garcia’s murder was Richard Moore of Los Angeles.
Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department assisted in arresting Moore and booked him into custody where he is facing homicide-related charges.
Moore will be transported to Placer County for further arraignment at a later date, according to the Roseville Police Department.