Charles Berry Arrested in 1986 Roberta Walls Murder, Held on $2 Million Bail
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Updated · Fox News · May 20
Charles Berry Arrested in 1986 Roberta Walls Murder, Held on $2 Million Bail
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 20
Charles Berry, 66, of Newington, Connecticut, was arrested Monday in connection with the 1986 rape and murder of 22-year-old Roberta Walls in Virginia Beach.
DNA evidence preserved from Walls' body helped identify a suspect after years of cold-case work; authorities had received funding in 2017 to develop a composite image from the samples.
Walls was found stabbed and sexually assaulted in a field behind Old Donation Elementary School on May 15, 1986, after she was last seen leaving her job at the nearby Bayside Public Library.
Berry was taken to New Britain Superior Court on Tuesday, where he was held on $2 million bail as Virginia Beach police pursue extradition on the homicide charges.
With an arrest made after four decades, what new details will police reveal about this notorious cold case?
What was the hidden connection between the Virginia librarian and the man accused of her 1986 murder?
How did DNA technology finally solve a 40-year-old murder case hundreds of miles away?