Jones, Willie
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Police believe 83-year-old Willie Jones murdered an elderly woman in Dallas in 1981. He was 40 years old at the time.
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Jones was arrested earlier this month for a parole violation related to a sexual assault.
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His DNA came up as a match to DNA in the cold case.
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Police believe 83-year-old Willie Jones murdered an elderly woman in Dallas in 1981. He was 40 years old at the time.
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Jones was arrested earlier this month for a parole violation related to a sexual assault.
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His DNA came up as a match to DNA in the cold case.
DALLAS—A man, 83, is charged with killing an elderly woman in Dallas over 40 years ago.
We know:
Willie Jones was taken into custody on January 16 for violating his parole in connection with a sexual assault, according to Dallas police.
Officers took a DNA sample from him when he was incarcerated. An unsolved murder case was linked to the sample.
On December 14, 1981, Virginia White was discovered dead in her Dallas home on Furey Street.
At the time, Jones was 40 and White was 81.
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What is unknown to us:
No motive or other information regarding White’s death has been disclosed by the police as of yet.
Next steps:
Jones faces capital murder allegations.
The Dallas County jail is where he is being detained. The amount of his bail has not yet been determined.
The Source: This story’s material is based on jail records and a news release from the Dallas Police Department.
