He was arrested for the murder of his wife… 44 years later

A man from Louisiana shot and killed his wife 44 years ago, believing he had escaped the consequences.

Only last week he was handcuffed.

He was arrested for the murder of his wife… 44 years later

Chester Vegas, now 78, is now facing charges for intentional homicide. The victim was his wife Diane Vegas, whom he killed in 1977, according to the local sheriff’s office.

“We hope this arrest will bring an end to the case of the Vegas family, who have been living with questions about Diane’s death for 44 years,” County Sheriff Craig Webre said Saturday.

“New information, combined with the initial research, helped us come up with arrest». The sheriff did not go into details about the new information that solved the unsolved case.

When Diane Vegas was found dead in a Louisiana restaurant on October 10, 1977, police targeted her husband from the outset. However, she did not manage to tie him to the murder.

The unsolved crime reopened in October 2020 and Vegas was arrested on Friday.

For now, he was released on $ 50,000 bail…

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