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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amelia Neath

Cold case murder of six-year-old boy is finally cracked nearly 40 years later

Solano County District Attorney’s Office

The cold case murder of a six-year-old boy has finally been solved after nearly 40 years thanks to advancements in DNA technology, California police say.

Fred Cain III, 69, was arrested at his home in Central Point, Oregon, on 18 September after DNA evidence allegedly linked him to the abduction, sexual assault and murder of Jeremy Stoner in February 1987.

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