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Man arrested for murder 31 years later

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Man arrested for murder 31 years later

A 76-year-old German man suspected of the brutal rape and murder of an 86-year-old woman has been arrested on the basis of DNA evidence re-examined more than 31 years after the crime, police said Friday.

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The woman was sexually assaulted and strangled in September 1977 not far from her home in the southern German town of Roth. Despite offering a substantial reward and investigating 2,000 potential suspects, police were unable to solve the grisly crime until the case was reopened in April 2008.

It emerged that the suspect's DNA - which he had given in connection with another enquiry - matched traces found on the victim's clothing. The man was taken into police custody on December 29.

"The 76-year-old from Roth is now being held in custody. He has refused to talk about the crime," police said in a statement.

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