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DNA from smoothie straw leads to murder charge, 41 years after victim's death
A man in the US has been charged with murder after samples taken from a drinking straw were linked to DNA found on the body of a teenage girl more than 40 years ago. Richard Bilodeau, 63, of Center Moriches, Long Island, is accused of murdering 16-year-old Theresa Fusco, who disappeared after leaving her part-time job at a roller-skating rink roughly 30 miles from Manhattan, in November 1984.
Three other men, who were wrongly convicted of Ms Fusco's killing and served 17 years in prison, were released after being exonerated by DNA evidence in 2003. Exclusive - drones flying above UK terrorist prisons They sued for wrongful imprisonment, and two were each awarded $18m (£13.4m).
The girl's remains were found weeks after the assault, buried under leaves in a wooded area near the rink. Bilodeau, who was 23 and living a mile away from the rink with his grandparents at the time, pleaded not guilty at the Nassau County court in Mineola on 15 October and was remanded in jail.
Fusco's father, Thomas, told reporters it was "heartbreaking" to relive his daughter's death "over and over again.
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