Missouri Man Charged in 1966 Killing in Suburban Chicago, Based on DNA Evidence

Missouri Man Charged in 1966 Killing in Suburban Chicago, Based on DNA Evidence
James Barbier. Calumet City Police Department
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CREVE COEUR, Mo.—A 79-year-old Missouri man is accused of killing a woman in her suburban Chicago home—a crime that happened nearly six decades ago.

James Barbier was arrested Monday at his St. Louis County home and charged with first-degree murder in the November 1966 death of 18-year-old Karen Snider in Cook County, Illinois.