BALTIMORE COUNTY — Baltimore County police now know who shot and killed 59-year-old Samuel Allen.

Baltimore County police

DNA testing matched that of 75-year-old Alan Bass, a man currently incarcerated in Delaware serving a life sentence.

Baltimore County police

This stems from an incident on August 2, 1981.

Officers responded to the 6400 block of Liberty Road, where they found Allen fatally shot in his home. His wife and daughter, who were there at the time, watched the shooting happen.

Police say the two were in the kitchen when an unknown man, now identified as Bass, showed up wearing surgical gloves and demanding money.

When Allen entered the kitchen, Bass allegedly fired two shots, striking Allen. He then demanded money from Allen's wife and daughter, before forcing Allen's dau

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