Police have arrested a 74-year-old man within the 1988 killing of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay in Massachusetts.
Marvin C. McClendon Jr. was arrested Tuesday in Bremen, Alabama, and positioned within the custody of the Cullman County Sheriff's Workplace, District Lawyer Jonathan Blodgett stated at a information convention.
McClendon "was positioned beneath arrest and charged as a fugitive from justice based mostly on an arrest warrant issued yesterday for the homicide of Melissa Ann Tremblay," stated a information launch from Mr Blodgett's workplace.
The suspect is predicted to be arraigned subsequent week, a spokesperson for the district legal professional's workplace instructed CNN on Thursday.
CNN tried to succeed in a public defender who could also be representing McClendon, however the places of work had been closed Thursday; the Cullman County Sheriff's Workplace instructed CNN earlier it had no data on whether or not McClendon had an legal professional who would possibly touch upon his behalf.
Melissa was discovered useless on September 12, 1988, within the previous Boston & Maine Railway Yard in Lawrence, stated the information launch.
She had been stabbed to dying and a prepare had run over her physique postmortem, the discharge stated.
The lady was final seen the day earlier than, enjoying in neighborhoods close to a social membership in Lawrence whereas her mom and the mom's boyfriend had been inside, stated Mr Blodgett.
A railroad worker and pizza supply driver had been the final individuals to see her alive.
Melissa's mom frantically searched the realm earlier than reporting her lacking at round 9pm ET, in line with the information launch.
"Over time, scores of witnesses, suspects, and persons-of-interest had been interviewed by police," however the case went unsolved, the discharge stated.
The chilly case was re-examined by authorities in 2014 and "proof recovered from the sufferer's physique was instrumental in fixing the case," the discharge stated.
Mr Blodgett declined to touch upon the precise proof that led to the arrest whereas talking to reporters at a information briefing Wednesday.
"The investigation discovered that the suspect lived in Chelmsford in 1988, and had a number of ties to Lawrence," the information launch stated, particularly that he labored and frequented institutions within the metropolis, in addition to an area church.
Melissa's surviving kinfolk had been notified of the arrest, stated the DA's workplace.
"I need to thank everybody concerned on this investigation from starting to finish," Mr Blodgett stated.
"Their tireless pursuit of justice for Melissa has introduced us to this second. We by no means forgot about Melissa, nor did we hand over on holding her killer accountable."