New DNA Evidence Leads To Arrest In 40 Year Old Rape & Murder Cold Case In Virginia

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Nearly four decades to the exact date a 22-year-old Virginia woman was murdered, authorities have announced an arrest in the cold case.

Charles Berry, 66, was taken into custody Monday in connection with the 1986 rape and murder of Roberta Walls, the Newington Police Department said in a statement.

The arrest was made in coordination with the Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD), which issued an arrest warrant for charges related to the Virginia Beach homicide, police said.

The case began on May 15, 1986, when Walls’ body was discovered in a field behind Old Donation Elementary School, according to VBPD.

Authorities previously said 22-year-old Walls was found “with obvious signs of trauma due to a violent assault.”

She suffered multiple stab wounds and had been raped during the attack, WAVY-TV reported.

Police previously revealed she was last seen alive at the Bayside Public Library the night before her murder, which is located across the street from where her body was discovered.

40-year-old Virginia cold case finally cracked after new DNA leads to arrest in library worker’s savage slaying

Charles Berry, 66, was taken into custody Monday in connection with the 1986 rape and murder of Roberta Walls, cops said.

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