Nearly four decades to the exact date a 22-year-old Virginia woman was murdered, authorities have announced an arrest in the cold case.
Charles Berry, 66, of Newington, Connecticut, was taken into custody Monday in connection with the 1986 rape and murder of Roberta Walls, the Newington Police Department said Virginia Beach homicide, police said.
The case began on May 15, 1986, when Walls’ body was discovered in a field behind Old Donation Elementary School, according to VBPD.
She suffered multiple stab wounds and had been raped during the attack, WAVY-TV use DNA samples preserved from Walls’ body to compile a composite image of a person of interest, the outlet reported.
Following his arrest, Berry was transported to the New Britain Superior Court in Connecticut on Tuesday as he awaits extradition, according to authorities.
He was subsequently indicted by a grand jury "in connection to Robert Walls’ [murder]," FOX 61 reported. His bail has been set at $2 million by the Connecticut court.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Virginia Beach Police Department for comment.