In a shocking turn of events, a man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after authorities finally cracked a cold case dating back to 1994. Robert Daniel Shelton, 60, hailing from Hickory, North Carolina, recently admitted to the rape of a 19-year-old woman that took place on December 5, 1994. The victim was kidnapped in Owensboro, Kentucky, and driven to Spencer County, Indiana, where she was sexually assaulted before being left in her car to return to Kentucky. Despite years of investigation, the assailant remained unidentified until DNA evidence led to Shelton’s arrest in 2023. Various police departments collaborated to unravel this long-standing mystery, bringing a sense of closure to this decades-old heinous crime that has haunted the victim and the community for years.
North Carolina Man Faces 30 Years for Cold Case Rape in Indiana, US
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