GUILTY NE - Firozeh Dehghanpour, 24, slain Univ. of Nebraska student from Iran, Omaha, 1983 *arrest in 2021

[novo8085]

***Got 'em! Cold Case Arrest in the death of Iranian College Student - 1983***


https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/man-arrested-in-1983-death-of-nebraska-student-from-iran

COLD CASE ARREST: Man arrested in 1983 slaying of University of Nebraska Omaha student

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[annpats]

Wow! Great news! It gives me such hope for all other cold case murders.

 

[novo8085]

DNA testing led to arrest in brutal 1983 slaying of UNO student, Pott. County officials say:
DNA testing led to arrest in brutal 1983 slaying of UNO student, Pott. County officials say

 

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KETV
Cold case: Arrest made in 1983 murder of UNO student from Iran
''In 1983, investigators in several agencies worked the case for months, but it went cold, Doty said. But the evidence collected then was stored and preserved at the Sheriff’s Office “in case new information ever came to light.”

In November of 2020, a friend of Dehghanpour contacted the Sheriff’s Office asking them to take another look at a previous suspect. Investigators did so, but found the person had “a solid alibi that evening.”

While reviewing the case reports, however, “we did find evidence that could benefit from DNA analysis,” Doty said. Investigators sent several samples to the Iowa DCI laboratory for DNA testing.

The affidavit says the left-handed glove had blood on it that was compared to the national DNA database. In March of 2021, investigators were notified that the blood matched Christensen’s DNA. His DNA was in the system for previous sex offenses in Nebraska.

“The probability of finding this profile in a population of unrelated individuals, chosen at random, would be less than one out of 6.1 Octillion,” the affidavit says.''

 

[Sincerely]

News like this always makes me wonder if the suspect killed others. I’m glad the family finally has some answers.

 

[novo8085]

During the press conference, the DA declined to comment on the suspect's criminal record, but all of the local media lead his name with "Convicted Sex Offender..."

 

[novo8085]

Man who pleaded guilty to 1983 killing of UNO student sentenced to up 50 years in Iowa

 

[WingsOverTX]

Rest well now, Firozeh.

NE man sentenced in Pottawattamie County cold case murder investigation

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Officials with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office report that a Nebraska man was sentenced today (April 6, 2023) to an indeterminate term of incarceratio…

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