Authorities Make Arrest in 1988 Killing of 11-Year-Old Girl

Authorities Make Arrest in 1988 Killing of 11-Year-Old Girl
Marvin C. McClendon Jr., 74, was arrested in Bremen, Ala., on April 26, 2022. Cullman County Sheriff's Office via AP
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An Alabama man has been arrested in connection with the 1988 killing of an 11-year-old girl found stabbed to death in a Massachusetts railyard, authorities said Wednesday.

Marvin C. McClendon Jr., 74, faces a murder charge in the death of Melissa Ann Tremblay, of Salem, New Hampshire, Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said at a news conference.