South Carolina authorities have charged a man in the 1976 killing of a woman, more than 40 years after her death, after DNA evidence connected him to the case.
The State Law Enforcement Division, known as SLED, says 65-year-old Charles was arrested Thursday and booked into the Fairfield County jail in the death of Elizabeth Wilson. He has been charged in her death. A charge is not a conviction.
According to officials, Elizabeth disappeared on March 20, 1976, after finishing a shift at a textile mill. Her body and her vehicle were found later in a rural community.
SLED spokesman Tommy Crosby told news outlets that a recent forensic breakthrough led investigators to Charles. SLED Chief Mark Keel said in a statement, “Whether the crime was recent or happened more than 40 years ago, we will not stop in trying to solve the case.”
Authorities say a DNA sample collected after an unrelated firearm case in Union County helped connect him to the older investigation. Court information on a defense response was not available at the time of reporting.
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