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Detectives crack 1984 murder cold case out of Roseville, suspect arrested in LA

The Placer County District Attorney's Office said the suspect was 19 years old when he attacked 69-year-old Madeline Garcia.

Detectives crack 1984 murder cold case out of Roseville, suspect arrested in LA

The Placer County District Attorney's Office said the suspect was 19 years old when he attacked 69-year-old Madeline Garcia.

START AT 530. 605 NOW, AND AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN A MURDER THAT HAPPENED FOUR DECADES AGO. SUSPECT MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE YESTERDAY. KCRA 3’S MELANIE WINGO JOINING US NOW IN ROSEVILLE WITH MORE ON HOW THEY CRACKED THAT CASE. YEAH. THE MAN FACING CHARGES FOR THAT 40 YEAR OLD CASE FINALLY MAKING A COURT APPEARANCE IN CONNECTION TO IT. 59 YEAR-OLD RICHARD MOORE WENT BEFORE A JUDGE YESTERDAY, PLEADING NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES OF MURDER, KIDNAPING AND RAPE. THE ATTACK HAPPENED BACK IN 1984 ON ATLANTIC AND BRANDSTETTER STREETS IN ROSEVILLE. PROSECUTORS SAY MOORE WAS 19 YEARS OLD WHEN HE ATTACKED 69 YEAR-OLD MADELINE GARCIA. THEY SAY EVIDENCE COLLECTED AT THE SCENE INDICATES MOORE DRAGGED THE VICTIM INTO AN ALLEY AND KILLED HER. THE DA’S OFFICE SAYING ITS INVESTIGATIONS UNIT, ALONG WITH THE ROSEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FBI, SACRAMENTO FIELD OFFICE, BROKE THE CASE AFTER FOUR DECADES OF INVESTIGATION AND THAT MOORE WAS ARRESTED BY AUTHORITIES IN LOS ANGELES. THE LA POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND ALSO THE LA FBI FIELD OFFICE THERE. MOORE IS CHARGED WITH MURDER WITH SPECIAL ALLEGATIONS RELATING TO KIDNAPING AND RAPE. AND PLACER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY MORGAN GIRE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE DA’S OFFICE IN COURT YESTERDAY, AND MOORE WAS APPOINTED A PUBLIC DEFENDER. HE IS SET TO BE BACK IN COURT ON JULY 22ND, REPORTING LIVE IN
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Detectives crack 1984 murder cold case out of Roseville, suspect arrested in LA

The Placer County District Attorney's Office said the suspect was 19 years old when he attacked 69-year-old Madeline Garcia.

A 40-year-old cold case murder out of Placer County is now cracked, according to the district attorney’s office.Detectives arrested 59-year-old Richard Moore in connection with the case. Moore appeared in court for the first time Monday where he pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, kidnapping, and rape.The Placer County District Attorney's Office said that Moore was 19 years old when he attacked 69-year-old Madeline Garcia.The attack happened in 1984 on Atlantic and Branstetter streets in Roseville. Prosecutors said evidence collected at the scene indicated Moore dragged the victim into an alley and killed her.The DA's office said its investigations unit along with the Roseville Police Department and the FBI's Sacramento field office broke the case after four decades of investigation.Moore was arrested in Los Angeles on June 27 by the Los Angeles Police Department and the FBI's Los Angeles field office.Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire appeared in court on behalf of the district attorney's office and said that Moore is charged with murder with special allegations relating to kidnapping and rape.Moore was appointed a public defender and is set to be back in court on July 22.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.

A 40-year-old cold case murder out of Placer County is now cracked, according to the district attorney’s office.

Detectives arrested 59-year-old Richard Moore in connection with the case. Moore appeared in court for the first time Monday where he pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, kidnapping, and rape.

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The Placer County District Attorney's Office said that Moore was 19 years old when he attacked 69-year-old Madeline Garcia.

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The attack happened in 1984 on Atlantic and Branstetter streets in Roseville. Prosecutors said evidence collected at the scene indicated Moore dragged the victim into an alley and killed her.

The DA's office said its investigations unit along with the Roseville Police Department and the FBI's Sacramento field office broke the case after four decades of investigation.

Moore was arrested in Los Angeles on June 27 by the Los Angeles Police Department and the FBI's Los Angeles field office.

Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire appeared in court on behalf of the district attorney's office and said that Moore is charged with murder with special allegations relating to kidnapping and rape.

Moore was appointed a public defender and is set to be back in court on July 22.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.