Arrest in 30-year-old cold case murder of Del. man
WILMINGTON, Del. -- New Castle County Police say a woman has been charged in the slaying of a man in Wilmington in 1985.
Col. Elmer Setting, New Castle County police chief, said at a news conference on Monday that 50-year-old Sandra Hartzag was arrested Nov. 4 by police in Dalton, Georgia.
County police have obtained a warrant charging Hartzag with murder during the commission of a felony and other offenses.
Setting said on July 1, 1985, officers found 54-year-old Joseph Braun beaten to death in his home.
Braun's car was stolen and recovered in Philadelphia, Setting said.
Police say in 1999, investigators got tips linking a suspect to the crime. Officers say the suspect had died in 1997, but tipsters said Hartzag, the suspect's girlfriend, was involved in the crime.
Investigators weren't able to find her at the time, but new clues recently led police to her location at a Georgia homeless camp, reports CBS affiliate WGCL.
Hartzag is awaiting extradition to Delaware.