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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Lang

A fight over a bandana might have led to a cold-case murder in rural West Virginia, cops say

Richard William Nichols, 65, has been arrested in connection to the cold-case murder of Ivan Perlis in 2016. Perlis’ remains were found in rural West Virginia - (WVRJA)

A fight over a bandana in West Virginia may have kicked off a series of events that led to a murder and now an arrest, a decade later.

Richard William Nichols, 65, was arrested in connection to the 2016 murder of Ivan “Vanya” Perlis, 25, last month. He was taken into custody in Indiana and extradited to West Virginia to face charges.

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