Missouri man arrested in 1993 murder of young Indianapolis woman after DNA matches crime scene evidence, police say
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A Missouri man has been charged in the 1993 rape and slaying of a young Indianapolis woman after his DNA matched evidence found at the crime scene and on the victim's body, authorities said.
Dana Shepherd, 52, of Columbia, Missouri, was arrested Friday in Missouri on murder, felony murder and rape charges in 19-year-old Carmen Van Huss' killing, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release.
Shepherd was being held without bond Wednesday at Missouri's Boone County Jail, and an extradition hearing is to be held in the coming days, the police department said in a news release.
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