A Jackson Township man has been charged with murder in connection with a 25-year-old fatal stabbing in Licking County.
Gustave “Gus” Sapharas, 72, was arrested Monday on a warrant and is being held at the Stark County Jail.
Bonita Parker, 21, was found stabbed to death on Aug. 13, 1991, near Pataskala. She was killed while Sapharas was on parole from prison, the Columbus Dispatch reports.
“It’s been a case that we’ve all been very involved in over the years,” Licking County Chief Deputy Col. Chad Dennis told the newspaper. “Every detective that’s ever come through our bureau in the last 20 years has looked through that file to try to put pieces together.”