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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Katie Hawkinson

DARK SECRETS: Phoenix police arrest suspect in their oldest cold case dating back nearly 40 years | Rare Historical Photos

Lachelle 'Shelly' Jeannine Waite, pictured, was found dead at 18 in 1986. Her suspected murderer has been charged nearly 40 years later - (Phoenix Police Department)

Phoenix police have arrested a suspect in their oldest cold case to date: the 1986 murder of 18-year-old Lachelle “Shelly” Jeannine Waite.

Alfred Earl Green, 70, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder Thursday, the Phoenix Police Department announced. But Green is already spending life behind bars for the fatal shooting of his 29-year-old ex-girlfriend Yolanda Taylor in front of her children in 1988.

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