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Man arrested for murder of woman beaten to death in 1983

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A man has been arrested for the murder of a woman who was beaten to death in 1983 in Northern California. A man has been arrested for the murder of a woman who was beaten to death in 1983 in Northern California, authorities said. Alfredo Carretero Jr., who was one of the original persons of interest in the case, was arrested this week at age 65 for the murder of Noelle Russo, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said. On June 27, 1983, Russo was found naked and beaten to death in Rohnert Park, authorities said. An undated photo of Noelle Russo who was killed in June 1983. Sonoma Sheriff MORE: Baltimore police release video of persons of interest in Morgan State University shooting Over the years, police collected evidence, conducted interviews and "developed certain persons of interest," but no one was ever arrested , the sheriff's office said. Detectives continued to work on the case, and from 2010 to 2023, pieces of evidence were submitted for DNA analysis, the she...

California skate park named for Black motorist fatally beaten in police traffic stop

Officials have dedicated a California skate park in honor of Tyre Nichols, a Black man prosecutors say was beaten to death last Janaury by police officers in Memphis, Tennessee SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Officials dedicated a California skate park Sunday in honor of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who spent much of his youth in the state and was killed last January in what prosecutors said was a fatal beating by police in Tennessee during a traffic stop. An avid skateboarder, Nichols spent much time as a youth at the park on the outskirts of Sacramento. City officials and others held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated skate park now named for Nichols. Nichols moved to Memphis, Tennessee, shortly before the coronavirus pandemic and lived there with his mother and stepfather. He enjoyed photography — especially taking photos of landscapes and sunsets. “Photography helps me look at the world in a more creative way. It expresses me in ways I cannot write down for people,” Nichols w...