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Serial killer linked to cold case murder of elderly widow in Oregon home
- The 1992 unsolved murder of Elizabeth Wasson has been linked to serial killer Cesar Barone by the Washington County District Attorney's Office Cold Case Unit.
- Cesar Barone, who was convicted of murdering four women and died in prison in 2009, was forensically linked to Wasson's murder through DNA testing.
- Detective Townsend revisited Wasson's cold case and submitted evidence for DNA testing that matched Barone to the murder.
- Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton expressed pride in the cold case team's work and emphasized their commitment to delivering justice for victims and their families.
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DNA Ties 1992 Murder to Serial Killer
Investigators in Oregon have connected a now-deceased convicted serial killer to the murder of an 81-year-old “Avon lady” in 1992. The Washington County District Attorney’s Office made the announcement Tuesday that Cesar Barone, whose real name was Adolph James Rode Jr — he started going by Barone when he left the US Army in 1987 because he was enamored with Italian gangsters — murdered Elizabeth Wasson in her home on September 23, 1992. Barone …
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