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http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/ma...cold-case-indictment-20140909,0,2250023.story
A 69-year-old convicted kidnapper and rapist has been indicted on charges related to the 1982 death of Laurel resident Stephanie Watson, a legal step that brings the once mysterious cold case closer to conclusion.
John Ernest Walsh, 69, was indicted on one count each of first-degree murder, kidnapping and false imprisonment by a Prince George's County grand jury this week in connection with the killing. Walsh is incarcerated at Eastern Correctional Institute in Westover, serving out a 72-year prison sentence for rape and kidnapping charges stemming from a 1970 incident. He is eligible for parole in 2026, according to the county state's attorney's office...
Walsh was charged with the 1982 death of Watson in June 2013 after police were able to link DNA found in the car to him, police said.
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/dna-helps-find-womans-alleged-killer-32-years-later/27953506#!bS0ioG
In July 1982, Stephanie Watson left her Laurel apartment for an evening shift as at Laurel Hospital but never made it. Her cousin reported her missing the next day and, about four days later, her car was found covered in blood.
In September 1982, a witness told police he saw a man throw a plastic bag into a wooded area. Investigators searched that area and found a skull that was later identified to be Watson's. The rest of her body was never found, and her killer was never captured.