Suspect Arrested in Relation to Decades-Old Cold Case Killing in Northern California

Suspect Arrested in Relation to Decades-Old Cold Case Killing in Northern California
James Oliver Unick of Willows, Calif., is arrested on July 22, 2024. Cloverdale Police Department
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A suspect in Northern California linked to a 42-year-old cold-case murder was arrested July 22 after DNA technology identified him as the alleged killer.

James Oliver Unick, 62, from Willows, was apprehended and booked into the Sonoma County Jail Monday on charges of murder, rape, kidnapping, and lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under 14 by force, according to the Cloverdale Police Department.
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