A Mississippi man has been charged with murder in the 2009 disappearance of a woman in Worcester, Massachusetts, prosecutors said Friday.

Patricia Santos has not been seen or heard from since 2009, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office. She was reported missing on May 20.

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Ocean Springs, Mississippi resident Albert Carabba, 64, was indicted on a murder count by a grand jury on Sept. 23, prosecutors said, and later taken into custody by police from Ocean Springs and Worcester.

Worcester Police Chief Paul Saucier said the department didn't forget about Santos in the 16 years since her disappearance.

"As this unresolved homicide finally moves forward, we are confident that the facts provided wi

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