Richard Bilodeau indicted for 1984 murder of Theresa Fusco after DNA match

8 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Apr 25

Genetic genealogy identified 63-year-old Bilodeau as the suspect after DNA from a discarded smoothie straw matched crime scene evidence, leading to his October 2025 indictment in Nassau County, New York.
Bilodeau, who denies the charges, lived near the crime scene in 1984 and was arrested decades after three other men were exonerated when DNA evidence cleared them in 2003.
Theresa Fusco’s family hopes for closure after 41 years, while the cases of Kelly Morrissey and Jackie Martarella remain unsolved. Bilodeau is not facing charges in those disappearances.

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