Authorities arrest L.A. man in 1984 slaying in Northern California - Los Angeles Times
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Authorities arrest Los Angeles man in 1984 slaying in Northern California

Richard Moore.
Richard Moore, 59, was 19 when Madeline Garcia was killed. He was arrested in Los Angeles on June 27 and was arraigned on murder, kidnapping and rape charges this week.
(Placer County district attorney via KTLA)
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A 59-year-old man was arrested in Los Angeles and charged with murder in a brutal 1984 slaying in the Sacramento Valley.

The Placer County district attorney’s office announced this week that 59-year-old Richard Raymond Moore had been apprehended and charged with the murder of 69-year-old Madeline Garcia.

In 1984, Garcia was attacked, dragged into the alley and killed in the 300 block of Atlantic Street in Roseville, according to the district attorney’s office.

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A decades-long investigation led authorities to Moore in Los Angeles. On June 27, Moore was arrested by Los Angeles Police Department officers and FBI agents, and taken to Placer County.

Moore has pleaded not guilty and is being held in jail without bail. He is expected to appear in court July 22.

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