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MISSOULA, Mont. - A cold case that has haunted a Montana community for nearly five decades has been cracked wide open.
Authorities say that they now know who is responsible for killing 5-year-old Siobhan McGuinness of Missoula back in 1974.
The little girl was abducted near her home on the city s northside in the 500 block of N. 2nd St. W. on February 5, 1974.
Her lifeless body was found two days later in a culvert near the Turah exit of Interstate 90.
We were able to sit in on a press conference held via Zoom, in which local, state and federal authorities announced that they connected a man by the name of Richard William Davis to the kidnapping and killing.
Homicide Suspect in Custody
Missoula Police arrested murder suspect Christopher Newrider without incident at approximately 4:30 on Wednesday afternoon.
Public Information Officer Travis Welsh said Newrider was taken into custody and is being charged with deliberate homicide in the death of Sundance Hernandez.
Investigators returned to the Creekside Apartments on Wednesday where Newrider was taken into custody.
Earlier in the day, a weapon was located in the area where Newrider was last seen near the river. The weapon was found by a K-9 team from the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office.
Welsh said the Missoula Police Department is not looking for any other suspects in the case and that there is no further threat to the public, however the investigation is ongoing.
Missoula police arrest homicide suspect
By: Connor McCauley
and last updated 2020-12-11 12:54:35-05
MISSOULA â UPDATE: Dec. 9 2020 - 6:10 p.m.
A man who had been on the run following a Tuesday afternoon fatal shooting in Missoula.
Missoula Police officers arrested Christopher Newrider at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of Sundance Ron Leon Hernandez of Missoula.
Investigators report Newrider was found at Creekside Apartments and took him into custody without further incident.
Police say the murder weapon was found earlier on Wednesday where Newrider was last seen near the river during a search by the Missoula County Sheriffâs Office K9 Team.