YAPHANK, N.Y. — Authorities say a Long Island man faces murder charges in connection with the death of two women in the 1990s.
John Bittrolff, of Manorville, was arrested Monday and charged with two counts of second-degree murder.
Suffolk police say the nude bodies of 31-year-old Rita Tangredi and 20-year-old Colleen McNamme were found within three months of each other in wooded areas of East Patchogue and Shirley.
According to Newsday, police said in a statement that detectives at the original crime scenes in 1993 and 1994 recovered DNA evidence linking them. This year, police said detectives recovered DNA evidence linking Bittrolff to the cold cases.
Both women had been strangled and sustained a severe blow to the head.
Yahoo Local News – New York Post
http://ift.tt/1A15Cfu
via Great Local News: New York http://ift.tt/1iZiLP1
No comments:
Post a Comment