A New York man has been arrested and charged in the 1976 killing of his pregnant teenage girlfriend, according to authorities.
Luis, 63, is charged with murder and is awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania. He has not been convicted, and no public response from him was included in the reports at the time.
According to reports, the remains of Evelyn, 15, were found along the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania on December 20, 1976, along with those of her newborn daughter. For decades she was known to investigators only as “Beth Doe.”
Evelyn’s family told CNN that she had been living with the man, who was 19 at the time, and that they described him as abusive and said she was afraid of him. The family also said they received a letter saying she was fine but did not want contact. She was never reported missing.
Evelyn was identified through a DNA match to her nephew, who had submitted his DNA to genealogy sites hoping to find his aunt. He told reporters he knew right away it was her when investigators reached out.
The family is now preparing to give Evelyn and her daughter, whom they named Emily Grace, the goodbye they never got.
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