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DNA from discarded straw leads to new indictment in 1984 killing of teen
Hindustan Times
|October 17, 2025
Four decades after prosecutors sent the wrong men to prison for the rape and murder of a 16-year-old Long Island girl, DNA obtained from a discarded straw has led to the indictment of a new suspect.
Richard Bilodeau, 63, of Center Moriches, was arraigned on Wednesday on two counts of murder in the death of Theresa Fusco. The high school junior disappeared after leaving her part-time job at a Lynbrook rollerskating rink in November 1984. Her nude body was found weeks after the assault.
Three men were convicted in the killing and served several years in prison before they were exonerated by DNA evidence in 2003. They sued for wrongful imprisonment, and two were each awarded $18 million.
This story is from the October 17, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times.
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