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42-year-old cold case solved: Justice for Velma Nesset through new DNA technology
Texas Rangers announced that the decades-old cold case has finally been solved, thanks to advancements in DNA technology and the dedication of law enforcement.
Cold Case Murder of Velma Nesset Solved in Ector County, Texas with Suspect Sentenced to 20 Years
Billy Wayne Ludwigson pleads guilty and receives a 20-year sentence for the 1982 murder of Velma Nesset, closing a 40-year-old Texas cold case.
Texas Rangers solve 40-year-old cold case murder of Velma Nesset, suspect sentenced
AUSTIN - The Texas Rangers have announced the conclusion to a cold-case murder investigation that took 40 years to crack. On Wednesday, The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced that Billy Wayne Ludwigson,
Fresh DNA test solves decades-old Texas cold case
A 62-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982 murder of Odessa woman Velma Nesset, after new DNA evidence linked him to the crime.
Texas Rangers solve 40-year-old Ector County cold case murder, suspect pleads guilty
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Texas man pleads guilty to 40-year-old murder case
A 40-year-old murder case has been solved after a Texas man pled guilty last month and was sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Billy Wayne Ludwigson,
Texas Woman Was Raped, Killed, and Left in a Culvert in 1982. A Man Confessed — But He Wasn't the Killer
A Texas man pleaded guilty last month to the 1982 cold case murder of a woman whose body was found partially naked in a ...
Fake confession left 1982 killing unsolved for years. Now, 62-year-old sentenced in Texas
The person initially accused of killing Nesset was acquitted in 1983 due to the false confession and a lack of evidence, ...
Man sentenced to 20 years in 1982 cold case killing of West Texas mall employee
A 62-year-old man was recently sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with a 1982 murder in Ector County, the Texas ...
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40-year-old Cold Case of Velma Nesset’s murder solved
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Texas Rangers have solved Velma Nesset’s cold case after 40 years. Billy Wayne Ludwigson, 62, was arrested, pled guilty to her murder, and was sentenced by an Ector County ...