Anaheim Police Make Arrest in 1980 Cold Case

Anaheim Police Make Arrest in 1980 Cold Case
An arrest was made April 28, 2021 in connection with the 1980 sexual assault and murder of 79-year-old Viola Hagenkord. Courtesy of the Anaheim Police Department
Vanessa Serna
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Anaheim police say a New Mexico man has been arrested in connection with the decades-old sexual assault and murder of a 79-year-old woman.

The case began Feb. 18, 1980, when Viola Hagenkord was found dead on her apartment floor. Before being killed, she had been sexually assaulted inside her home, on the 2500 block of W. Winston Road.