Arrest made in 1979 murder of a nebraska mother and her 7-year-old son

A Nebraska woman and her child found murdered in their home 1979. Almost 46 years later, an arrest has finally been made in the case.

On Wednesday, February 12, Omaha Police Department (OPD) announced 67-year-old Abdulmalik Husain, formerly known as Louis Walker, has been booked on two bills of murder in connection with the deaths of Deroshia Matthews, 26, and her son, Kamal Matthews, 7.

“Tuesday, April 24, 1979, the officers responded to 4264 Binney Street around 8 o’clock after being contacted by the relevant family and friends of MS Matthews and her son, Kamal. They reported that they had not heard from or seen those who were unusual. Ms. Matthews and her son were found dead in their home, ”divided the ward into a Previous statement on the case.

The police decided that the mother had been sexually attacked and that the victims showed signs of suffocation that seemed “in accordance with a rope or cord,” said a judge in Douglas County in court on Thursday, February 13 CNN.

Omaha Police Homicide Lt. Nicholas Andrews also told the outlet that Husain knew Deroshia, after meeting her at a social event four years before 1975. Andrews said that while Husain was originally a person of interest in the case, there was not enough evidence to prove him to book him officially at that time.

CNN reported that a break in the case originally came in 2004, when Husain was arrested on another accusation in Colorado, and His DNA was introduced into the national combined DNA index system. While Husain’s DNA matched samples taken from the murder scene, Douglas County District Attorney’s Office was forced to reject the charges due to an office.

A new break, however, came in 2021, when forensic progress enabled investigators to reconsider “key evidence”, which ultimately led to the last arrest, Andrews told CNN.

Husain’s lawyer, Douglas County Public Defender Thomas C. Riley, who also represented Husain in 2004, told People that he currently has no comment on the latest charges.

On one statement With regard to the case published on OPD’s official Facebook page on February 15, the manager Todd Schmader said: “Murder is never forgotten, and justice has no expiry date.”

“The displaced nature of this double murder – a victim who was a child – would certainly get our ultimate attention. Our commitment to these victims and their family never vacated, ”said Schmader.

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OPD said it was “proud” to announce the “significant breakthrough” in the case and noted that the break was the result of “relentless investigation work, progress in forensic technology and steadfast commitment.”

Husain is currently held without bond, per local news withdrawal Quarter.