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DNA match catches killer

Major Breakthrough! Suspect busted in 1986 Washington state murder of 13-year-old girl on bike

Major Breakthrough! Suspect busted in 1986 Washington state murder of 13-year-old girl on bike
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Over 30 years later, a man accused of killing a Washington girl in 1986 is behind bars after authorities obtained a DNA match. The News Tribune reports that police arrested Robert D. Washburn, 60, of Eureka, Illinois, on Thursday and charged him in connection with the death of 13-year-old Jennifer Bastian. On August 4, 1986, Jennifer disappeared …

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