Boynton Beach man arrested for 1985 murder, kidnapping, sexual assault April 23, 2021 at 10:56 AM EDT - Updated April 23 at 12:16 PM
Palm Beach County detectives said Friday they ve solved a 35-year-old cold case kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder.
The sheriff s office said that on April 27, 1985, Mildred Matheny, 78, wandered away from her home and was reported missing to the Lake Worth Police Department. In the past, Matheny had been found wandering about the neighborhood appearing to be lost, a sheriff s office report stated.
Around 10 p.m. that night, a passerby discovered Matheny lying naked on Old Indiantown Road in Jupiter, roughly 30 miles from her home. She was bleeding from blunt force injuries to her head and face, and her bloodstained dentures were found nearby.
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