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Officials say a discarded cigarette found near the body of a 24-year-old Vermont school teacher nearly 52 years ago helped lead investigators to an upstairs neighbor who they say strangled her in her apartment.
Officials say a discarded cigarette found near the body of a 24-year-old Vermont school teacher nearly 52 years ago helped lead investigators to an upstairs neighbor who they say strangled
The suspect, identified as William DeRoos, who was 31 at the time, had left his apartment that night for “a cool down walk.”
Police in Vermont believe they’ve solved the decades-old murder of a teacher thanks to DNA found on a cigarette left at the crime scene.
Even though no charges will be filed, extensive genetic research led the local state's attorney to confirm that the suspect committed the crime over 50 years ago.