A discarded straw leads to murder charges in 1984 killing of New York teen

DNA from smoothie straw leads to murder charge against Richard Bilodeau, 41 years after Theresa Fusco's death

The suspect could be jailed for life, if convicted of murdering the 16-year-old, whose remains were found near the roller-skating rink where she worked.

Long Island cold case: Man charged with teen's murder 40 years later

Richard Bilodeau has been charged with murdering Theresa Fusco in Lynbrook in 1984, after new DNA evidence allegedly tied him to the crime.

After 40 years and 3 overturned convictions, discarded straw leads to murder charges in 1984 case

High school junior Theresa Fusco disappeared after leaving her part-time job at a Lynbrook roller-skating rink in November 1984. Her body was found weeks later.

DNA on a smoothie straw is ‘100% match’ for a man now indicted for teen’s 1984 cold case murder, prosecutors say

For more than 40 years, the person responsible for the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl on Long Island has eluded capture. DNA from a smoothie straw, prosecutors say, could now be the key piece of evidence they need to convict her killer.

Charges filed in New York 'Hot Skates' cold case, after 3 wrongly convicted men spent almost 40 years in prison for murder

Nassau County prosecutors charged a man in the infamous 1984 “Hot Skates” murder of Theresa Fusco, possibly concluding a cold case that sent three innocent men to prison for nearly four decades. District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025, that Richard Bilodeau, 63, faces second-degree murder charges after investigators matched his DNA to evidence collected from Fusco’s crime scene, who was 16 when she died. Detectives said t…