The police arrested an 83-year-old man in a relationship with A cold case that includes murder From the older woman in Dallas more than 40 years ago thanks to a DNA match.
On Monday, Dallas police announced an update of the arrest of 83-year-old Willie Jones.
Police said Jones He was initially arrested on January 16th. For violating conditional discharge related to sexual assault.
While in custody, the police said the DNA sample had been collected that “he has been confirmed since then, related to the murder dating for more than 40 years.”
Dallas police said 83-year-old Willie Jones was arrested on January 16 for a violation of conditional discharge related to sexual abuse when his DNA was collected and tied him to the 1981 cold case. (Sheriff of Dallas County Office)
Police said Jones be Accused of murder From the older woman, Virginia White, who was found dead in her home in Dallas in 1981.
Jones was 40 at the time of the alleged murder, and White was 81 at the time of her death, police confirmed.
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“Our detectives are tirelessly working to close the families of the victims of murder,” a spokesman for the Dallas Police Directorate told Fox News Digital.
Police added that Jones was not suspected of any other murder investigation.
Dallas’s police vehicle (Dallas Police Directorate)
Before the arrest, Jones was sought on multiple orders outside the Dallas district.
Officials have not yet published a motive for murder or any additional details about White’s death.
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Police said Jones confronted accusations of capital murder and stayed in Dallas County prison.
Its bond amount has not yet been set.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Tips and ideas of the story can be sent to Stepheny.price@fox.com
