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A suspect who was arrested in February for the cold case murder of a Niles, Michigan woman has accepted a plea deal in the case.

A suspect who was arrested in February for the cold case murder of a Niles, Michigan woman has accepted a plea deal in the case.

A suspect who was arrested in February for the cold case murder of a Niles, Michigan woman has accepted a plea deal in the case.

Western Michigan students partner with Michigan State Police to crack unsolved murders Updated Mar 16, 2021; Posted Mar 16, 2021 Michigan State Police investigate a crime scene in the 6600 block of Morningstar Way in Oshtemo Township, Michigan on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com)Joel Bissell | MLive.com Facebook Share KALAMAZOO, MI -- A new program at Western Michigan University will pair criminal justice students with state police to help solve cold case murders. The students at WMU will have “unprecedented” access to case files from unsolved murders in Southwest Michig...

How did you feel about the fact that your kit had been sitting on the shelf for so many years? >> they have just let them stack up and stack up and stack up, and that's just unacceptable. >> reporter: you heard right. carol wasn't the only one. years earlier, dallas police sergeant patrick welsh discovered a huge backlog of rape kits, and started a sexual assault cold case program. how critical would you say the rape kits are in helping you solve these cases? >> they're vital to our investigations, no question about that. >> reporter: sergeant welsh turned to the team here at the southwestern ...