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Decades-old DNA ties brutal rape, murder of 78-yr-old with Alzheimer’s to plumber

Hannah Phillips, USA TODAY NETWORKComments Off on Decades-old DNA ties brutal rape, murder of 78-yr-old with Alzheimer’s to plumber

It took 38 years to convict the man prosecutors say raped and murdered 78-year-old Mildred Matheny, and just under an hour to sentence him to life in prison for it.

      
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