DNA evidence links man to 1983 killing of North Bay woman, detectives say

KGO, SONOMA COUNTY SHERIFF, DOMINIQUE ESPINOSA, By J.R. Stone     ROHNERT PARK, California ( KGO ) — A major break in the killing of a North Bay wo...

October 7, 2023
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KGO, SONOMA COUNTY SHERIFF, DOMINIQUE ESPINOSA, By J.R. Stone     ROHNERT PARK, California ( KGO ) — A major break in the killing of a North Bay woman that had gone unsolved for 40 years. Sixty-five-year-old Alfredo Carretero Jr. of Lakeport has been arrested and charged with murder in the case. Detectives say DNA evidence has linked him to the crime. Thirty-seven-year-old Noelle Russo was found beaten to death and naked near Petaluma Hill Road and East Cotati Avenue near Sonoma State University in unincorporated Rohnert Park back in 1983.

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