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Trial date set for suspect in four-decade-old murder case

Yesterday at 3:40 PM A judge set the trial date for Robert Eugene Pilcher, 67, on Monday.

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Four-decade-old murder closer to being resolved

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Robert Pilcher was arrested in November of last year after agents from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation performed DNA tests.

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While time is a cold case's greatest enemy, technology solves mysteries

Thursday, May 09, 2013 After law enforcement unearthed new leads in a 38-year-old case, what other cold cases can be solved by new technology?

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DNA technology helps solve 38-year-old cold case

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Law enforcement arrested a Des Moines man for a 1974 murder.

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Suspect arrested in 38-year-old murder case

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 The murder happened at a farmhouse outside Blakesburg, Iowa back in 1974.

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