(NEW YORK) — Authorities in suburban New York believe they have closed a murder case that had been open for more than 40 years.

In November 1984, 16-year-old Theresa Fusco disappeared after she was fired from her job working the snack bar at a roller rink in Lynbrook. Three men who had been convicted of her death were exonerated in 2003 based on DNA evidence.

On Wednesday, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced 63-year-old man Richard Bilodeau has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with Fusco’s death. The indictment further charges him with second-degree murder during the commission or attempted commission of first-degree rape.

A discarded smoothie cup was the critical piece of evidence in the nearly 41-year-old murder case that Nassau County District A

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