Police in Northern California have arrested a man after making a breakthrough in a 1982 cold case killing.
The Cloverdale Police Department announced on social media that officers apprehended James Unick, 62, from Willows, Calif., in connection with the 1982 killing of 13-year-old Sarah Ann Geer.
Police said Unick was charged with murder, rape, kidnapping and lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under the age of 14 by force, and he was booked into the Sonoma County Jail. Police shared a photo of officers arresting the 62-year-old, who was handcuffed and being led to the back of a police car.
It’s not immediately clear if Unick has entered a plea or retained an attorney.
The investigation into Geer’s death was reopened in July 2021, according to a press release from police. After “meticulously reviewing evidence and conducting interviews,” investigators eventually identified a strain of male DNA in the evidence, which they put through genetic …