A man was arrested and charged with murder in connection with a cold case over 40 years ago, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
– A man was arrested and charged with murder in connection with a cold case from over 40 years ago, according to the
Larry Allen West was arrested Thursday by Texas Rangers in connection with the murder of Carol Joyce Deleon, 18, on June 4, 1981.The day before her death, authorities said Deleon visited a nightclub in San Antonio.Investigators tried to identify Deleon by her fingerprints and from active missing persons’ reports in surrounding areas but were unsuccessful.In 2009, through DNA technology, authorities were able to identify the remains as those of Deleon’s.
Before her death, Deleon lived in the West Avenue area of San Antonio and graduated from Thomas Edison High School on May 1981. West was taken to the Bexar County Jail but was released on Friday, according to Bexar County court records.
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