Police said they used DNA from a discarded cigarette butt found at the scene to identify William DeRoos as the culprit of the July 20, 1971, slaying of Rita Curran that at one time was linked to notorious serial killer Ted Bundy.
of who brutally beat and sexually assaulted a 24-year-old elementary school teacher before fatally strangling her inside her apartment., revealing that Rita Curran’s killer was none other than her next-door neighbor, William DeRoos. During a press conference, police said they used DNA from a discarded cigarette butt found at the scene to identify DeRoos as the culprit of the July 20, 1971, slaying that at one time was linked to notorious serial killer Ted Bundy.
Curran’s surviving sister and brother attended the Tuesday press conference, thanking police for their continued efforts to solve the murder. Robinson said that the trio returned home after midnight, and Curran was not discovered until one of her roommates went into their shared bedroom and found her strangled. In an interview last July, he added that he remembered the roommate yelling at him to come over before “she opened the door and showed me Rita.”
The investigator’s report notes that authorities found a cigarette butt “laying on the floor” below Curran’s elbow. Later that night, another officer spoke to DeRoss and his wife on the night of the murders. Both told police “they heard nothing and Mrs. DeRoss stated that she had been up around 1:00 a.m. but had heard no unusual noises or anything else.”
The connection was investigated by the Burlington Police Department, local cops confirmed to The Daily Beast. The report states that Nagaarjuna revealed the pair got into a “quarrel” the night of the murders and that he left the apartment to cool down. She added that she did not remember how long he had left but that the next day, DeRoos “told her not to mention that he was not at home” at the time of the murders because he had a criminal record and that the police “would try to accuse him of it.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New 'necklace' could help cigarette smokers quitNabil Alshurafa from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine talks about their new device that tracks the wearer's every cigarette puff and could help smokers quit.
Read more »
NY Gov. Hochul’s plan to ban menthols, hike cigarette tax draws pushbackGovernor Hochul's plan to hike tobacco taxes and ban flavored tobacco products is at the center of a battle between anti-cancer activists, bodega owners, tobacco-industry giants and Black leaders in Albany.
Read more »
A retro cigarette vending machine is now a $5 art dispenserThe Art-o-mat in Milwaukee is an art installation and interactive exhibit that used to be a retro cigarette vending machine, but now it's an art dispenser.
Read more »
No, This Is Not How Goldie Hawn Got Her NameHint: Goldie Hawn was born in 1945; DJ Goldie was born 20 years later.
Read more »
Dementia risk rises if you live with chronic pain, study says | CNNLiving in pain leads to faster cognitive decline and later dementia, a new study revealed, and the risk rises if you have pain in more than one part of the body.
Read more »
Every Time Scorsese Was Nominated For A Best Director Oscar (& Who He Lost Out To)Martin Scorsese is one of the best American directors of all time, and although he was nominated for the Oscars multiple times, he only won once
Read more »